# NTSB DCA15CA108: Embraer EMB 145LR, N625AE, Springfield, MO, March 20, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 19, 2015, 20:15 local (Mar 20, 2015, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Springfield, MO - Coordinates: 37.159999, -93.429725 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1600&lon=-93.4297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 53 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 19, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - Parties: FAA AVP100 - NTSB case key (mKey): 91067 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15CA108 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91067/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91067 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA108 ## Probable cause an in-flight collision with a bird. ## 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 · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Embraer EMB-145LR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=3260212), [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. - [Approach: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Embraer EMB-145LR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=3260212), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) ## Analysis On March 19, 2015, about 2015 central standard time, Envoy Air flight 3033, an Embraer 145LR, N625AE, experienced a bird strike while on approach to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri. According to the operator, the airplane struck a large bird while the flight was at 4,000 feet mean sea level and being vectored to land on runway 2. The flight crew reported no warnings or adverse flight characteristics and subsequently conducted an uneventful landing. After landing, inspection of the airplane and subsequent maintenance examination revealed substantial damage to the radome, right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right engine. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew onboard. ## Factual narrative On March 19, 2015, about 2015 central standard time, Envoy Air flight 3033, an Embraer 145LR, N625AE, experienced a bird strike while on approach to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri. According to the operator, the airplane struck a large bird while the flight was at 4,000 feet mean sea level and being vectored to land on runway 2. The flight crew reported no warnings or adverse flight characteristics and subsequently conducted an uneventful landing. After landing, inspection of the airplane and subsequent maintenance examination revealed substantial damage to the radome, right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right engine. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew onboard. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N625AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625AE), registered now, S/N 145115, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB 145LR (LR) - Registry model: [Embraer EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (registry code 3260212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Allison AE3007C series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (registry code 03028, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 145115 - Year built: 1999 - Engines: ALLISON AE3007C SER 7426 lbs thrust turbo prop; ALLISON AE3007C SER 7426 lbs thrust turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: American Eagle Airlines - Registered owner: American Airlines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 19, 2015 - Departed: ORD, Chicago, IL - Destination: Springfield, MO - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 23, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 10,787 total, 9,262 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days - Co-pilot; age 30; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 31, 2014; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 5,162 total, 168 in the last 90 days, 59 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk - Wind: 320° at 14 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.62 inHg - Observed at: KSGF, 60 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 20150319004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319004889A), Mar 19, 2015: Embraer EMB-145LR, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. While being vectored to land at Springfield Branson National Airport, the pilot reported hitting at least two birds six nautical miles east of the airport at… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 19, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91067. 863 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 863 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40434118&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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. 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