# Incident 20161031019239I: Gulfstream G550, Savannah, GA, October 31, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552GD-2021-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) (registry code 3980203, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gv-sp-g550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce BR-700 series (registry code 54565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM G550
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,288 total, 760 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161031019239I

## Narrative

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

DURING A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE BIRD ON THE RIGHT WING DURING THE GO-AROUND.

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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