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FAA incident report · Beech 58P · St. Louis, MO · January 2, 2012

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Date
January 2, 2012 · 19:15 local
Place
St. Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77LV
Reported as
Beech 58P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,800 total48 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N77LVRegistered now · Beech 58PS/N TJ-287 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech 58PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Monday jan 2nd, N77LV was on a part 91 flight to kstl on a four mile final to runway 30R. The aircraft encountered a bird strike to the windshield. The pilot declared an emergency at 1915. The bird strike penetrated the windshield and traveled aft to strike the left horizontal stabilizer leading edge, tearing the leading edge deice boot, and resulted in a small dent in the left horizontal stabilizer leading edge. There was also damage to the upper fuselage outer skin just aft of the windshield. ATC cleared N77LV to land and was followed to the signature FBO ramp. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger onboard the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY JAN 2ND, N77LV WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT TO KSTL ON A FOUR MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 30R. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 1915. THE BIRD STRIKE PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD AND TRAVELED AFT TO STRIKE THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE, TEARING THE LEADING EDGE DEICE BOOT, AND RESULTED IN A SMALL DENT IN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE UPPER FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN JUST AFT OF THE WINDSHIELD. ATC CLEARED N77LV TO LAND AND WAS FOLLOWED TO THE SIGNATURE FBO RAMP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.