Pilot Debrief

BEECH A100 near Palestine, TX — 2010-10-18

Final reportCEN11TA027
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Date
2010-10-18
Location
Palestine, TX, USA
Airport
PSN
Aircraft
BEECH A100
Registration
N1TR
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Descent

Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a flock of birds while the airplane was descending through a cloud layer.

NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with several birds as it descended though a cloud layer. The flight crew reported that there were no observed flight control issues; however, they elected to return to the departure airport and landed without incident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed bird remains along the substantially damaged left wing.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Environmental
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have avoided IMC conditions before descent.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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