# Incident 20010903027289I: Beech B300, Manitowoc, WI, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 23:45 local time
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Airport: Manitowoc County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1288° N, 87.6806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANITOWOC COUNTY (MTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1288&lon=-87.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N898MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903027289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)AIRCRAFT ON 3 1/2 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 AT MTW. ALTITDUE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET MSL.  PILOT TURNED ON LANDING LIGHT AND SAW 6-7 LARGE BIRDS STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF HTE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE.  PILOT WILL FILE FAA FORM 5200-7 BIRD STRIKE REPORT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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