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FAA incident report · Embraer S A EMB-505 · Gainesville, FL · October 24, 2012

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Date
October 24, 2012 · 17:33 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Airport
Gainesville Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N100FG
Reported as
Embraer S A EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,283 total107 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N100FGRegistered now · Embraer S A EMB-505S/N 50500084 · Built 2011Airframe modelEmbraer S A EMB-505Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW535ETurbo-fan

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What happened

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

A commuter carrier from the university of Florida experienced a bird strike while inbound approach to Gainesville Regional. The weather conditions were VFR and winds mild, the aircraft was approximately 7 miles from runway 11 at 2000 feet and descending. The crew on board identified the birds about a half of mile in front of the aircraft and before any corrective action could be input one of the birds dove into the radome. The bird impaled itself into the nose radome causing radar equipment damage and subsequent failure. Upon evaluation the aircraft would require further maintenance and a ferry permit was requested & issued on 10/26/2012 to do so. The aviation department contacted their Embraer field representative for guidance and allowable maintenance procedures required before proceeding with any further flight. The director of maintenance provided this office with all required documents needed to complete our investigation and a onetime ferry permit was issued transporting the aircraft to south carolina for the repairs. No further action is required.

As the FAA filed it

A COMMUTER CARRIER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE INBOUND APPROACH TO GAINESVILLE REGIONAL. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND WINDS MILD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM RUNWAY 11 AT 2000 FEET AND DESCENDING. THE CREW ON BOARD IDENTIFIED THE BIRDS ABOUT A HALF OF MILE IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BEFORE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION COULD BE INPUT ONE OF THE BIRDS DOVE INTO THE RADOME. THE BIRD IMPALED ITSELF INTO THE NOSE RADOME CAUSING RADAR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. UPON EVALUATION THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER MAINTENANCE AND A FERRY PERMIT WAS REQUESTED & ISSUED ON 10/26/2012 TO DO SO. THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT CONTACTED THEIR EMBRAER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR GUIDANCE AND ALLOWABLE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES REQUIRED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY FURTHER FLIGHT. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE PROVIDED THIS OFFICE WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION AND A ONETIME FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TRANSPORTING THE AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE REPAIRS. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.