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Date
March 26, 2019 · 16:25 local
Place
Arkadelphia, AR
Airport
Florence B Memorial
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N531GP
Reported as
Israel Aircraft Industries Gulfstream G150
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-40R
People aboard
8
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.
N531GP was descending for landing into kadf in between 40 and 30 the aircraft struck one of four large birds the pilot believed to be buzzards. The strike dented the left forward wing slat. Airman diverted to lit airport without changing configuration of the aircraft. Slats and flaps partially delpoyed with gear down. Landed safely with no other issues.
As the FAA filed it
N531GP WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING INTO KADF IN BETWEEN 40 AND 30 THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE OF FOUR LARGE BIRDS THE PILOT BELIEVED TO BE BUZZARDS. THE STRIKE DENTED THE LEFT FORWARD WING SLAT. AIRMAN DIVERTED TO LIT AIRPORT WITHOUT CHANGING CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. SLATS AND FLAPS PARTIALLY DELPOYED WITH GEAR DOWN. LANDED SAFELY WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.