# Incident 20160412005649I: Cessna 525, Baton Rouge, LA, April 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2016, 13:09 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,685 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160412005649I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON VISUAL APPROACH AT 2000 AGL AND IN PROCESS OF CONFIGURING FOR LANDING. PILOT LOOKED UP AND NOTICED SEVERAL BUZZARDS, WHO THEN SPLIT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. ONE STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RH HORIZ STAB.

AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

MANUFACTURER TECH REP ASSESSED DAMAGE AND AIRCRAFT DEEMED SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT. FERRY PERMIT AQUIRED TO MOVE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

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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