20190422003269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dassault FALCON 2000EX · Decatur, IL · April 22, 2019

Date: April 22, 2019 · 17:25 local
Place: Decatur, IL
Airport: Decatur
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N785AD
Reported as: Dassault Falcon 2000EX
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N785ADRegistered now · Dassault FALCON 2000EXS/N 146 · Built 2008 Airframe modelDassault FALCON 2000EX Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW308CTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On April 22, 2019 at 1635LOC, N785AD, a Dassault falcon model 2000EX, s/n 146 on a visual approach at approximately 400 feet AGL to runway 18 at Decatur Airport, encountered a small flock of mallard ducks at approximately one mile north of the runway threshold resulting in a single bird strike to the right wing damaging the right wing slat. N785AD landed without further incident. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT 1635LOC, N785AD, A DASSAULT FALCON MODEL 2000EX, S/N 146 ON A VISUAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL TO RUNWAY 18 AT DECATUR AIRPORT, ENCOUNTERED A SMALL FLOCK OF MALLARD DUCKS AT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD RESULTING IN A SINGLE BIRD STRIKE TO THE RIGHT WING DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING SLAT. N785AD LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.