# Incident 20050114002169I: Cessna 208B, Myrtle Beach, SC, January 14, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050114002169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH INTO MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE JUST INBOARD OF THE LANDING LIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY RIBS OR SPARE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE HAMMERED OUT THE DENT TO ENABLE A FERRY FLIGHT TO DENVER, NC FOR FINAL REPAIRS TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

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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