# Incident 20151102021959I: Beech 400A, Duluth, MN, November 2, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2015, 10:41 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MDGA
- Location: 46.8421° N, 92.1932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DULUTH INTL (DLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8421&lon=-92.1932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 400A (registry code 1155402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,555 total, 1,632 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151102021959I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 27 AT DLH, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS AT 2000-2500 FT MSL.  PILOTS NOTED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DLH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N490AM (1)

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

- [Incident 20170309001979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170309001979I), Mar 9, 2017: Beech 400A (N490AM), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Kmsy ATCT reported: after reaching 14.000 ft. the pilot informed msy that he needed to return to new due to an avionics issue. But said he did not need…

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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