# Incident 20130308002879I: Gates Lear Jet 35, Little Rock, AR, March 8, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2013, 21:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MXIA
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600DT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR JET 35
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130308002879I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 8TH AT APPX. 0240Z (2040 CST) N600DT STRUCK BIRD ON RIGHT WING TIP TANK. AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING INTO LIT ON S/W COURSE, BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET IN VMC WITH LIGHT RAIN.

LANDED RW 36 NO OTHER DAMAGE. REQUESTED EMERGENCY VEHICLES UPON ARRIVAL.

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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