19951103041149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Spencer, IA · November 3, 1995

Date: November 3, 1995 · 00:10 local
Place: Spencer, IA
Airport: Spencer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GLBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60UE
Reported as: Beech 1900C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,630 total1,200 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the aircraft was executing the VOR 30 approach to the Spencer airport. The crew initiated their descent out of 3500 feet at 16 DME and when passing through 3300 feet, just after breaking out of clouds, they took the bird strike in the left windshield. The windshield heat was on. The windshield was shattered, covering the captain with glass. The captain was flying pilot, but transferred control to the first officer since visibility through the windshield was severely reduced. The first officer landed the aircraft and taxied to the ramp without further incident. The captain sustained multiple small cuts on her face and right arm. The first officer was uninjured. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING THE VOR 30 APPROACH TO THE SPENCER AIRPORT. THE CREW INITIATED THEIR DESCENT OUT OF 3500 FEET AT 16 DME AND WHEN PASSING THROUGH 3300 FEET, JUST AFTER BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS, THEY TOOK THE BIRD STRIKE IN THE LEFT WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, COVERING THE CAPTAIN WITH GLASS. THE CAPTAIN WAS FLYING PILOT, BUT TRANSFERRED CONTROL TO THE FIRST OFFICER SINCE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEVERELY REDUCED. THE FIRST OFFICER LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SMALL CUTS ON HER FACE AND RIGHT ARM. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS UNINJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.