# Incident 20030305006169I: Dorner DO328300, Fort Wayne, IN, March 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2003, 19:05 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415FJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305006169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BLR6166, J328 ENCOUNTERED A BIRDSTRIKE ABOUT 10 MILES OUT AT 2000 FEET DESCENDING TO LAND. AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RWY 5 AT FWA, HIT A LARGE GOOSE. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK AT RIGHT WING ROOT AND FLAP FAIRING (SEE ATTACHED BIRDSTRIKE 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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