# Incident 20191003013819I: Embraer S A EMB-505, Greer, SC, October 3, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville Spartanburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8957° N, 82.2189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTL (GSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8957&lon=-82.2189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N168J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A EMB-505 (registry code 326040C, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-emb-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E (registry code 52297, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw535e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A EMB-505
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,950 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191003013819I

## Narrative

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

ON 03 OCT 2019 AT 1335 EST AIRCRAFT N168J DEPARTED GYH, ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET AGL AND 220 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK AND RETURNED TO GYH. 8-10 INCH DENT IN LEFT FORWARD SECTION BELOW WINDSHIELD.

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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