# Incident 20210104000069I: Textron Aviation Inc B300, Placida, FL, January 4, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2021, 15:41 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Coral Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O2GA
- Location: 26.8537° N, 82.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORAL CREEK (FA54), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8537&lon=-82.2526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron B300 (registry code 4220038, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-b300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC B300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,115 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210104000069I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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