20200129001889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raytheon B300 · Stuttgart, AR · January 29, 2020

Date: January 29, 2020 · 16:30 local
Place: Stuttgart, AR
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6JL
Reported as: Raytheon B300
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,050 total5,709 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On January 29, 2020 at approximately 16:30 CST, N6JL a Raytheon Aircraft Company B300, registered to champair aviation, LLC, operated by an airline transport rated pilot sustained a bird strike to the center leading edge of the right wing while on approach to runway 36 at Stuttgart, AR airport (sgt). On approach to the airport a flock of 8-9 large birds ascending out of a cloud deck at approximately 2500 feet was observed, one bird struck the right leading edge of the wing damaging it. The aircraft performance was not affected and the aircraft made a successful lading at Stuttgart, AR (sgt). At the time of the bird strike the pilot was not aware of any wild life reports for this area. The occupants of the aircraft were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 29, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 CST, N6JL A RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300, REGISTERED TO CHAMPAIR AVIATION, LLC, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE CENTER LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT STUTTGART, AR AIRPORT (SGT). ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT A FLOCK OF 8-9 LARGE BIRDS ASCENDING OUT OF A CLOUD DECK AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET WAS OBSERVED, ONE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING DAMAGING IT. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS NOT AFFECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LADING AT STUTTGART, AR (SGT). AT THE TIME OF THE BIRD STRIKE THE PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WILD LIFE REPORTS FOR THIS AREA. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED.