# Incident 20191213021389I: Textron Aviation Inc 525B, Blythville, AR, December 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2019, 11:45 local time
- Place: Blythville, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9341° N, 89.9050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blytheville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9341&lon=-89.9050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 525B
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191213021389I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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