by Gary Mortimer •
The unconfirmed report is that a “company survey” aircraft impacted a small UAS at 2,500 feet near Lewis University (KLOT) Illinois on August 27, 2015 causing damage to the leading edge of the manned aircraft wing. The only confirmed RPAS manned aircraft strike occurred in 2011 in Afghanistan.
More as we get it but this is what we know
The manned aircraft was N900AM, a Piper Apache.
Looks like it was the tail that was hit to me
| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Date: | 27-AUG-15 |
| Time: | 16:00:00Z |
| Regis#: | N900AM |
| Aircraft Make: | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model: | PA23 |
| Event Type: | Incident |
| Highest Injury: | None |
| Aircraft Missing: | |
| Damage: | Unknown |
| LOCATION | |
| City: | ROMEOVILLE |
| State: | Illinois |
| Country: | United States |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Description: | AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WHILE IN FLIGHT, ROMEOVILLE, IL. |
| INJURY DATA | |
| Total Fatal: | 0 |
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cabin Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passenger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ground | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | |
| Activity: | Personal |
| Flight Phase: | EN ROUTE (ENR) |
| Operation: | 91 |
| Aircraft Operator: | |
| Flight Number: | |
| FAA FSDO: | FAA W. Chicago-DuPage (NON Part 121) FSDO-03 |
| Entry Date: | 28-AUG-15 |
| Updated since entry: | No |
That C130 in Afghanistan