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FAA incident report · Lear 25D · Omaha, NE · April 9, 1999

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Date
April 9, 1999 · 19:38 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N988AS
Reported as
Lear 25D
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total4,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N988ASRegistered now · Gates Learjet 25DS/N 257Airframe modelGates Learjet 25DEngine modelGE CJ610-SER seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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Airstar international air ambulance struck several seagulls on take-off and both engines sustained substantial damage, no injuries were reported to the 2 POB, the acft returned and landed without further incident, other circumstances are unknown. (-5) while taking off on runway 32L at oma Eppley field, aircraft struck a flock of gulls approximately 40' AGL. The right engine lost power and the aircraft returned for landing on runway 36. No other damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRSTAR INTERNATIONAL AIR AMBULANCE STRUCK SEVERAL SEAGULLS ON TAKE-OFF AND BOTH ENGINES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE 2 POB, THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-5) WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 32L AT OMA EPPLEY FIELD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF GULLS APPROXIMATELY 40' AGL. THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.