# Incident 20210404007219I: British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 1000A, Leesburg, FL, April 4, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2021, 13:50 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 417A
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N982EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 1000A (registry code 1500287, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-125-series-1000a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW300 series (registry code 52128, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 125 SERIES 1000A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,531 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210404007219I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 4, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1344 EDT, AIRCRAFT N982EC STRUCK A BIRD SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LEE) FL. NO IRREGULARITIES IN FLIGHT WERE NOTED AND CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH FLIGHT TO DALLAS LOVE AIRPORT (DAL).

UPON LANDING, PILOTS NOTED POINT OF IMPACT OF BIRD ON AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE ACCORDINGLY.

FOLLOW ON MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO SERVICE

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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