ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309269
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| Date: | Monday 6 March 2023 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N101BM |
| MSN: | TE-847 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4732 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH/KDWH), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Houston-David Wayne Hooks Airport, TX (DWH/KDWH) |
| Houston-David Wayne Hooks Airport, TX (DWH/KDWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that during an instructional flight, a large bird flew into the path of the airplane and his evasive actions were unsuccessful in avoiding the bird. The bird struck the airplane's left wing. The flight instructor made an uneventful landing following the bird strike. The left-wing leading edge and main spar were substantially damaged during the bird strike. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An inflight collision with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA131
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N101BM
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