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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 525B · Chesterfield, MO · November 7, 2019

Date: November 7, 2019 · 17:40 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Airport: Spirit Of Saint Louis
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N103KK
Reported as: Textron 525B
Reported engine: Williams FJ44-3A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N103KKRegistered now · Textron 525BS/N 525B0568 · Built 2018 Airframe modelTextron 525B Engine modelWilliams FJ44-3ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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In the approach phase of a part 91 flight originating at kmyr to ksus. Flight was being conducted single pilot under IFR and the incident occurred while being vectored for a visual approach into ksus. In the vicinity of of eureka, MO in cruise flight level 4000' MSL in night VMC when there was a large bang. No damage was visible from the cockpit though there was animal residue on the windscreen. Informed stl TRACON of the strike and proceeded towards airport. While making the report another bird flash by the right side as recognition light illuminated. Damage to the radome and nose cone as well as the left #1 inlet shroud. Aircraft landed safely and taxied to hangar with no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

IN THE APPROACH PHASE OF A PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT KMYR TO KSUS. FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED SINGLE PILOT UNDER IFR AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH INTO KSUS. IN THE VICINITY OF OF EUREKA, MO IN CRUISE FLIGHT LEVEL 4000' MSL IN NIGHT VMC WHEN THERE WAS A LARGE BANG. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT THOUGH THERE WAS ANIMAL RESIDUE ON THE WINDSCREEN. INFORMED STL TRACON OF THE STRIKE AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS AIRPORT. WHILE MAKING THE REPORT ANOTHER BIRD FLASH BY THE RIGHT SIDE AS RECOGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DAMAGE TO THE RADOME AND NOSE CONE AS WELL AS THE LEFT #1 INLET SHROUD. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO HANGAR WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.