# NTSB CEN15CA041: Cessna 510, N510PT, Faribault, MN, October 27, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 27, 2014, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Faribault, MN - Coordinates: 44.327499, -93.310836 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3275&lon=-93.3108&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 13, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 90369 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15CA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90369/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90369 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA041 ## Probable cause An inflight collision with a goose while descending to land at the destination airport. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-descent: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) - [Enroute-descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 510, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2076617), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and four passengers were on a cross-country flight. When they were about 15 miles from their destination airport descending to land, the pilot saw a flock of geese. The pilot reported that he did not have time to avoid the birds and there was an impact. After the collision, the pilot made a normal approach and landing at the destination airport. An examination of the airplane revealed that a goose impacted the radome and bulkhead, resulting in substantial damage. ## Factual narrative The pilot and four passengers were on a cross-country flight. When they were about 15 miles from their destination airport descending to land, the pilot saw a flock of geese. The pilot reported that he did not have time to avoid the birds and there was an impact. After the collision, the pilot made a normal approach and landing at the destination airport. An examination of the airplane revealed that a goose impacted the radome and bulkhead, resulting in substantial damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N510PT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510PT-2016-08-09), registration cancelled 2016-08-09, S/N 510-0114, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 510 - Registry model: [Cessna 510](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-510) (registry code 2076617) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw615f-a) (registry code 52282, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 510-0114 - Year built: 2008 - Airframe hours: 1595.8 - Engines: P&W CANADA PW615F-A 1460 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W CANADA PW615F-A 1460 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Poet LLC - Registered owner: Poet LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, September 26, 2014 - Departed: KFSD, Sioux Falls, SD - Destination: KFBL, Faribault, MN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KFBL, Faribault Municipal Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 14,200 total, 860 in this make and model, 10,990 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KFBL, 15 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20141027019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141027019499A), Oct 27, 2014: Cessna 510, Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. On a visual approach into Faribault, MN (kfbl) the aircraft encountered a flock of geese. At least one goose struck the aircraft on the lower left side of the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 10, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90369. 830 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 830 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40418795&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.