# Incident 20180821011939I: Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000EX, Dothan, AL, August 21, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2018, 07:00 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3210° N, 85.4495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOTHAN RGNL (DHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3210&lon=-85.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 2000EX (registry code 2730110, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-2000ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C (registry code 52182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw308c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000EX
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW308C
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180821011939I

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER MAIN WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, TWO SMALL BIRDS FLEW FROM THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLEW ACROSS  ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THEY CROSSED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE PILOT DELAYED THE LOWERING OF THE NOSE WHEEL IN HOPES OF GIVING THEM LESS OF A TARGET TO HIT.  THE REST OF THE LANDING ROLL OUT WAS NORMAL, BUT AFTER PARKING ON THE FBO RAMP, THE PILOT NOTICED A SMALL DENT DURING POST-FLIGHT WALK-AROUND.  THE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CENTER FLAP FAIRING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING. THE CONDITIONS WERE VFR AT THE TIME.

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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