20191213021389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 525B · Blythville, AR · December 13, 2019

Date
December 13, 2019 · 11:45 local
Place
Blythville, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N151BF
Reported as
Textron 525B
Reported engine
Williams FJ44-3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Description of incident: the impact occurred approximately 1145 local time Friday , December 13, 2019 in the afternoon. Pilot was IMC at 2500 feet, about 195 knots, approach flap setting (15 degrees), just beginning a left turn toward cedar (iaf for RNAV 18). The weather at the time was roughly 1300 ovc and about 7 miles visibility, unsure of the altimeter setting. The approach was at 2500 feet on runway 18 at blytheville , Arkansas airport (byh). Flock of snow geese, 10 to 12 mallard ducks appeared and one of the snow geese hit the leading edge on the left wing. Received a small dent on the left hand leading edge left wing. No injuries occurred to the occupants on the aircraft and damage had no visible effect to fly the aircraft and finish approach. At the time of the impact pilot reported level at 2500 feet between a layer of clouds.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: THE IMPACT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1145 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY , DECEMBER 13, 2019 IN THE AFTERNOON. PILOT WAS IMC AT 2500 FEET, ABOUT 195 KNOTS, APPROACH FLAP SETTING (15 DEGREES), JUST BEGINNING A LEFT TURN TOWARD CEDAR (IAF FOR RNAV 18). THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS ROUGHLY 1300 OVC AND ABOUT 7 MILES VISIBILITY, UNSURE OF THE ALTIMETER SETTING. THE APPROACH WAS AT 2500 FEET ON RUNWAY 18 AT BLYTHEVILLE , ARKANSAS AIRPORT (BYH). FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE, 10 TO 12 MALLARD DUCKS APPEARED AND ONE OF THE SNOW GEESE HIT THE LEADING EDGE ON THE LEFT WING. RECEIVED A SMALL DENT ON THE LEFT HAND LEADING EDGE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE OCCUPANTS ON THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGE HAD NO VISIBLE EFFECT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AND FINISH APPROACH. AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT PILOT REPORTED LEVEL AT 2500 FEET BETWEEN A LAYER OF CLOUDS.