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Date
January 15, 2003 · 13:45 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N960QS
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N960QS was on final approach to Sacramento international airport when the left engine inlet was struck by a large bird. The aircraft landed without incident. The inlet assembly was replaced by the Sacramento citation service center and the engine was boroscoped and inspected for damage. No further damage was found.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N960QS WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE INLET WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE BIRD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INLET ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE SACRAMENTO CITATION SERVICE CENTER AND THE ENGINE WAS BOROSCOPED AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.