35.0352° N, 85.2036° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 10, 2015 · 20:00 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
8HTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45DJ
Reported as
Eclipse ECLPS-EA500
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,930 total1,377 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to Chattanooga Lovell Field (cha), on the 210 radial, 20 miles out at 8000 ft, the pilot heard a bang noise with a slight momentary yaw to the right with no other abnormalities in flight. After landing, the pilot did a walk around and found a bird strike on the right horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO CHATTANOOGA LOVELL FIELD (CHA), ON THE 210 RADIAL, 20 MILES OUT AT 8000 FT, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG NOISE WITH A SLIGHT MOMENTARY YAW TO THE RIGHT WITH NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES IN FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DID A WALK AROUND AND FOUND A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.