# Accident 20150319004889A: Embraer EMB-145LR, Springfield, MO, March 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2015, 08:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Branson National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 37.1600° N, 93.4297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1600&lon=-93.4297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE3007C SER
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA15CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319004889A

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING VECTORED TO LAND AT SPRINGFIELD BRANSON NATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED HITTING AT LEAST TWO BIRDS SIX NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT 4000 FEET. SPECIES AND EXACT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. ONE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT FORWARD SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING A ROLLING DENT AND POPPED RIVETS. THE RIGHT ENGINE INLET RING WAS STRUCK AND HAD A EIGHT INCH LONG, THREE INCH DEEP DENT BETWEEN THE 8 OCLOCK AND 10 OCLOCK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD AN IMPACT DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE 7.5 INCHES LONG AND 3 INCHES WIDE. THE PILOTS DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA15CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA108), Mar 20, 2015: Embraer EMB 145LR (N625AE), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with a bird.

## Other reports on N625AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020620019379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620019379I), Jun 20, 2002: Emb EMB145LR (N625AE), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On 06/20/02, N625AE, Emb-145, on a ferry flight from syr to ord due to a flapping sound in the nose gear, returned and landed on runway 10 when the…

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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