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FAA incident report · Cessna 560CESSNA · Chicago, IL · September 21, 2002

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Date
September 21, 2002 · 17:29 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N223JV
Reported as
Cessna 560CESSNA
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total620 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N223JVRegistered now · Cessna 560S/N 5600131 · Built 1991Airframe modelCessna 560Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 31C. The pilot taxied slightly left of the assumed centerline lighting position, and held there while the cabin was checked. Brakes were held as power was increased to takeoff power. Brakes were released and aircraft headed down the runway. Airspeed and engine gages were checked. Shortly thereafter the pilot heard a single thump, he thought he ran over a recessed centerline light. Aircraft instruments were indicating normal and directional control of the airplane was normal. The pilot positioned the aircraft just to the left of what he thought were the centerline lights for the rest of the takeoff. The flight was uneventful until reaching sioux falls where they encountered a bird strike on final approach. The aircraft was inspected for the bird strike damage, and that is when it was discovered that there was a hole on the underside of the right flap. Midway tower was called and they inspected the runway where they found a broken runway light and a sign was knocked down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31C. THE PILOT TAXIED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE ASSUMED CENTERLINE LIGHTING POSITION, AND HELD THERE WHILE THE CABIN WAS CHECKED. BRAKES WERE HELD AS POWER WAS INCREASED TO TAKEOFF POWER. BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND AIRCRAFT HEADED DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRSPEED AND ENGINE GAGES WERE CHECKED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT HEARD A SINGLE THUMP, HE THOUGHT HE RAN OVER A RECESSED CENTERLINE LIGHT. AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS WERE INDICATING NORMAL AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT JUST TO THE LEFT OF WHAT HE THOUGHT WERE THE CENTERLINE LIGHTS FOR THE REST OF THE TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL REACHING SIOUX FALLS WHERE THEY ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR THE BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE, AND THAT IS WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT FLAP. MIDWAY TOWER WAS CALLED AND THEY INSPECTED THE RUNWAY WHERE THEY FOUND A BROKEN RUNWAY LIGHT AND A SIGN WAS KNOCKED DOWN.