Bird strike Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N62355, Saturday 10 May 2008

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Date:	Saturday 10 May 2008
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:	Ward Air Inc.
Registration:	N62355
MSN:	1045
Year of manufacture:	1957
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-985
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Juneau, Alaska - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Funter Bay SPB, AK (FNR/PANR)
Destination airport:	Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During an on-demand air taxi flight, the pilot was approaching a seaplane base for landing in a float-equipped airplane when it collided with a large bird. An FAA airworthiness inspector, Juneau Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported that the operator informed him of a collision with the bird that resulted in structural damage to the right wing leading edge.

Probable Cause: Structural damage to the airplane as the result of a birdstrike.

Accident investigation: