20231019016589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A EMB-505 · Springfield, IL · October 19, 2023

Date
October 19, 2023 · 19:08 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Abraham Lincoln Capital
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N645B
Reported as
Embraer S A EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On approach to runway 31 at spi at approximately 1908 local time the aircraft encountered a wildlife (bird) strike. It hit the right wing root leading edge and caused substantial damage to the leading edge requireing replacement. It was unknown if the bird had been ingersted into the right engine. Visual inspection of the aircraft exterior was perforemed and no other damage was found. It was past sunset and dark, the crew did not see the bird at anytime prior to or during impact. Weather was not a factor and the aircraft landed without further incident.

Maintenace performed a borescope inspection of the right engine and no f.o.d. was found. Engine wash and run-up completed without discrepancy. Right inboard leading edge was removed and replaced with new part. No further damage was noted to the wing or other structure. A check flight of the aircraft was performed and no defects noted. Aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT SPI AT APPROXIMATELY 1908 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WILDLIFE (BIRD) STRIKE. IT HIT THE RIGHT WING ROOT LEADING EDGE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE REQUIREING REPLACEMENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE BIRD HAD BEEN INGERSTED INTO THE RIGHT ENGINE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR WAS PERFOREMED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. IT WAS PAST SUNSET AND DARK, THE CREW DID NOT SEE THE BIRD AT ANYTIME PRIOR TO OR DURING IMPACT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

MAINTENACE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND NO F.O.D. WAS FOUND. ENGINE WASH AND RUN-UP COMPLETED WITHOUT DISCREPANCY. RIGHT INBOARD LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PART. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE WING OR OTHER STRUCTURE. A CHECK FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.