20050112004429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · Minneapolis, MN · January 12, 2005

Date: January 12, 2005 · 17:00 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DXTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N641QS
Reported as: Cessna 560XL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total1,800 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft N641QS on 91 reposition flight from appleton, Wisconsin (atw) to rochester, Minnesota (rst) lost hydraulics on approach to rst. Due to weather aircraft diverted to Minneapolis airport (msp). Hydraulic gear problem was caused by burst hydraulic hose located on bottom rear of left turbojet engine depleting supply of hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic pumps and hose replaced. General dynamics maintenance discovered unrelated bullet damage in top of right wing skin. Spent bullet (.308) was lodged flush with top of wing and looked like a rivet. General dynamics discovered during pre-work acceptance check. There were no related holes in bottom of wing. Geographic location where bullet damage was incurred is unknown. Likely was a deer rifle bullet fired into air which descended onto stationary aircraft while parked on ramp. Pilots stated that bullet damage was not noticed on preflight checks and did not know where occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N641QS ON 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT FROM APPLETON, WISCONSIN (ATW) TO ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA (RST) LOST HYDRAULICS ON APPROACH TO RST. DUE TO WEATHER AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MINNEAPOLIS AIRPORT (MSP). HYDRAULIC GEAR PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY BURST HYDRAULIC HOSE LOCATED ON BOTTOM REAR OF LEFT TURBOJET ENGINE DEPLETING SUPPLY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND HOSE REPLACED. GENERAL DYNAMICS MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED UNRELATED BULLET DAMAGE IN TOP OF RIGHT WING SKIN. SPENT BULLET (.308) WAS LODGED FLUSH WITH TOP OF WING AND LOOKED LIKE A RIVET. GENERAL DYNAMICS DISCOVERED DURING PRE-WORK ACCEPTANCE CHECK. THERE WERE NO RELATED HOLES IN BOTTOM OF WING. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WHERE BULLET DAMAGE WAS INCURRED IS UNKNOWN. LIKELY WAS A DEER RIFLE BULLET FIRED INTO AIR WHICH DESCENDED ONTO STATIONARY AIRCRAFT WHILE PARKED ON RAMP. PILOTS STATED THAT BULLET DAMAGE WAS NOT NOTICED ON PREFLIGHT CHECKS AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE OCCURRED.