20021230034089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Sacramento, CA · December 30, 2002

Date: December 30, 2002 · 07:33 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AWHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N763FE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N763FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0256 · Built 1991 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Struck an unknown type bird while on final approach to landing runway 16R at Sacramento international airport. Weather was, wind 120 at 20 with gusts to 30 KTS, 10 visibility, 4,000 broken ceiling. Damage was to the left hand wing leading edge, only one impact point. Leading edge skin, nose rib and possible boot damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STRUCK AN UNKNOWN TYPE BIRD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING RUNWAY 16R AT SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WEATHER WAS, WIND 120 AT 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS, 10 VISIBILITY, 4,000 BROKEN CEILING. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE, ONLY ONE IMPACT POINT. LEADING EDGE SKIN, NOSE RIB AND POSSIBLE BOOT DAMAGE WAS NOTED.