20180801009559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beechcraft B300 · Wilmington, NC · August 1, 2018

Date
August 1, 2018 · 08:12 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N557AP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA475
Reported as
Beechcraft B300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Investigated an accident caused by a large bird strike on right outboard wing of aircraft. The damage was considered substantial by the NTSB, due to spar damage to the extension portion of the wing.

The aircraft landed safely without incident.

This accident was of no fault of the crew. No certificate action is required.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A LARGE BIRD STRIKE ON RIGHT OUTBOARD WING OF AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL BY THE NTSB, DUE TO SPAR DAMAGE TO THE EXTENSION PORTION OF THE WING.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS OF NO FAULT OF THE CREW. NO CERTIFICATE ACTION IS REQUIRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.