This is not from hitting a goose; it was a midair between a Baron and
a C 185 near Tehachapi, CA on 1/16/2004. The Cessna pilot was killed -- he was
the brother in law of a friend of mine. I have seen these photos circulated
several times and everyone thinks it is a bird strike. If it were-- where are
the bird guts and feathers? A bird can do a lot of damage but a C 185 can do
even more.
"On January 16, 2004, about 1415 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 180K,
N61691, and a Beech 95-B55,
N555RD, collided about 6 nautical miles
west-southwest of Tehachapi, California. The Cessna was
destroyed, and its
pilot was fatally injured. The pilot held an airline transport
pilot
certificate, and he was a partial owner of the airplane, which was
operated under the name of ABA
Communications, LLC. The Beech was
substantially damaged, and its owner-pilot received minor
injuries. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed during the personal flights. At the time
of
the head-on midair collision, neither airplane was on a flight plan. Both
flights were performed
under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The Cessna's
flight originated at an undetermined time
from Lancaster, California. The
Beech's flight originated from Tehachapi, the pilot's home base
airport,
approximately 1412. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was not providing
any
services to the pilots at the time of the accident." See LAX04FA095A or
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=LAX04FA095A&rpt=fa