# Incident 20230826020199I: Beechcraft Corp B300, Topeka, KS, August 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2023, 22:39 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Topeka Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O2GA
- Location: 38.9509° N, 95.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOPEKA RGNL (FOE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9509&lon=-95.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beechcraft B300 (registry code 4220035, https://openairdocs.org/model/beechcraft-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: BEECHCRAFT CORP B300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,936 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230826020199I

## Narrative

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

ON AUG 27, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 2239 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME(CDT) A BEECHCRAFT CORP, MODEL B300, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH TO TOPEKA, KANSAS (FOE). AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET, CREW ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) TO FOUR (4) BIRDS. CREW LANDED AND TAXIED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THREE (3) LOCATIONS. THE RIGHT-HAND AVIONICS NOSE DOOR, NUMBER (2) PROPELLER DEICE BOOT AND NUMBER TWO (2) SPINNER.

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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