# Accident 20230306001799A: Beech E-55, Klein, TX, March 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2023, 14:22 local time
- Place: Klein, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 30.0541° N, 95.5521° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0541&lon=-95.5521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230306001799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED AIRCRAFT, AND TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA131), Mar 6, 2023: Beech E-55 (N101BM), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird.

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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