# Incident 20231013015879I: Textron Aviation Inc B300, Eden Prairie, MN, October 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2023, 09:20 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N304DE) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,113 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231013015879I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN ILS APPROACH TO KFCM AND FLEW THROUGH A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, DAMAGING THE RADOME AND RADAR DISH. NO INJURIES.  AIRPORT OPERATIONS FOUND 2 SEAGULLS ON THE APPROACH END OF 10R. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT REPORTED A CEILING OF 1600’ OVERCAST, 1.5 MILES VISIBILITY, AND RAIN.

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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