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FAA incident report · Textron B300 · Bedford, MA · June 13, 2020

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Date
June 13, 2020 · 16:59 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Airport
Laurence G. Hanscom Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
02GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N858UP
Reported as
Textron B300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,069 total

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What happened

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

June 13, 2020, at approximately 1650 eastern standard time, civil aircraft N858UP, a Textron Aviation Inc. King air B350, operated by privacy data omitted, was involved in a bird strike event during the climb out after departing from the Laurence G. Hanscom Field Airport (kbed) located in Bedford, Massachusetts. This flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91 for repositioning. The aircraft departed kbed using runway 29, the crew reported that upon reaching four hundred (400) above ground level (AGL) and a speed of one hundred sixty (160) knots, they turned to a heading of two hundred fifty (250) degrees. In the turn they encountered a bird. Both crew heard a large ?thud? With visible organic matter on the top of the left wing and the left propeller had a ?reddish? Tint to it. The crew concurred this was a substantial bird strike and declared an emergency to kbed tower. The aircraft executed a one hundred eighty (180) degree turn and landed on the departure runway. The aircraft landed without any further incident. The crew did not report sustaining any injuries during this event. The aircraft was damaged in the areas of the left engine propeller and left wing leading edge outboard of the engine nacelle. A bird strike report was filed by privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

JUNE 13, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N858UP, A TEXTRON AVIATION INC. KING AIR B350, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN A BIRD STRIKE EVENT DURING THE CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTING FROM THE LAURENCE G. HANSCOM FIELD AIRPORT (KBED) LOCATED IN BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. THIS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FOR REPOSITIONING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KBED USING RUNWAY 29, THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON REACHING FOUR HUNDRED (400) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND A SPEED OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160) KNOTS, THEY TURNED TO A HEADING OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) DEGREES. IN THE TURN THEY ENCOUNTERED A BIRD. BOTH CREW HEARD A LARGE ?THUD? WITH VISIBLE ORGANIC MATTER ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING AND THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD A ?REDDISH? TINT TO IT. THE CREW CONCURRED THIS WAS A SUBSTANTIAL BIRD STRIKE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO KBED TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DEGREE TURN AND LANDED ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CREW DID NOT REPORT SUSTAINING ANY INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE AREAS OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE. A BIRD STRIKE REPORT WAS FILED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.