# Incident 20030923024539I: Cessna S550, Medford, OR, September 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA S550
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030923024539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON CLIMB OUT FROM MEDFORD, OREGON (MFR) AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 AGL AND 6 MILES NW OF AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS AND CENTER POST ON WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND CENTER POST. DAMAGED AREAS INSPECTED ON SITE AND CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES INITIATED, ENCOUNTER WAS UNAVOIDABLE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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