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FAA incident report · Textron B300 · Placida, FL · January 4, 2021

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Date
January 4, 2021 · 15:41 local
Place
Placida, FL
Airport
Coral Creek
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
O2GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N856UP
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
3,115 total
N856UPRegistered now · Textron B300S/N FL-1029 · Built 2015Airframe modelTextron B300Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Jan. 4, 2021. At approximately 1541 eastern standard time, an incident report was generated for civil aircraft N856UP, a Textron aviation, inc., super king air 350, model BE-300-B300, with serial number FL-1029 operated by gama aviation, LLC. The crew reported that while on final approach approximately five (5) miles from and at between two thousand (2000) and three thousand (3000) feet above ground level (AGL), entering the left downwind to runway five (5) to Coral Creek Airport (FA54) airport located in Placida, Florida. The aircraft impacted a bird with the left hand horizontal stabilizer. The crew stated that they felt a large vibration throughout the aircraft. The crew made the decision to divert to punta gorda airport (pgd) due to the speed the aircraft was traveling and the size of the bird observed at the time of impact. The aircraft landed at pgd and taxied to the ramp without further incident. The aircraft suffered impact damage to the left hand outboard section of the horizontal stabilizer leading edge (l.e.), adjacent l.e. supporting ribs and the spar web.

As the FAA filed it

JAN. 4, 2021. AT APPROXIMATELY 1541 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT N856UP, A TEXTRON AVIATION, INC., SUPER KING AIR 350, MODEL BE-300-B300, WITH SERIAL NUMBER FL-1029 OPERATED BY GAMA AVIATION, LLC. THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) MILES FROM AND AT BETWEEN TWO THOUSAND (2000) AND THREE THOUSAND (3000) FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY FIVE (5) TO CORAL CREEK AIRPORT (FA54) AIRPORT LOCATED IN PLACIDA, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BIRD WITH THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY FELT A LARGE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT (PGD) DUE TO THE SPEED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AND THE SIZE OF THE BIRD OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PGD AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE (L.E.), ADJACENT L.E. SUPPORTING RIBS AND THE SPAR WEB.