20231031018829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron B300 · Rochester, MN · October 31, 2023

Date: October 31, 2023 · 13:30 local
Place: Rochester, MN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: O2GA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N879UP
Reported as: Textron B300
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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On oct 31, 2023, at approximately 1330 central daylight time a Textron aviation, inc., model B300, reported a bird strike on climb out of Rochester, Minnesota (krst). Departing on runway three (03) climbing through approximately 3600 – 4000 feet, crew encountered a flock of approximately five (5) to ten (10) birds. Crew advised air traffic control (ATC) of bird strike and requested to return to Rochester, MN (krst). Crew lost airspeed information and automatic dependent surveillance (ADS). Crew returned to airport, landed and taxied without further incident. The aircraft suffered impact damage to the nose cone, nose landing gear, and right pitot tube.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCT 31, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A TEXTRON AVIATION, INC., MODEL B300, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMB OUT OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA (KRST). DEPARTING ON RUNWAY THREE (03) CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 3600 – 4000 FEET, CREW ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) TO TEN (10) BIRDS. CREW ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) OF BIRD STRIKE AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO ROCHESTER, MN (KRST). CREW LOST AIRSPEED INFORMATION AND AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS). CREW RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDED AND TAXIED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT PITOT TUBE.