# Accident 20180801009559A: Beechcraft Corp B300, Wilmington, NC, August 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2018, 08:12 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2264° N, 77.9447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2264&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beechcraft B300 (registry code 4220035, https://openairdocs.org/model/beechcraft-b300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT CORP B300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180801009559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA475), Aug 1, 2018: Beech B300 (N557AP), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a bird during approach.

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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