20061210030289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bombdr BD1001A10 · Chicago/Waukeg, IL · December 10, 2006

Date: December 10, 2006 · 18:39 local
Place: Chicago/Waukeg, IL
Airport: Waukegan Regional
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: J7SA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N523FX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA075
Reported as: Bombdr BD1001A10
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,900 total300 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

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) N523FX struck a flock of birds on climb-out from Waukegan airport (kugn), Waukegan, Illinois. The pilot did not declare an emergency and there was no reported aircraft damage. This office was informed months later, that the aircraft returned to kugn after the bird struck and had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N523FX STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON CLIMB-OUT FROM WAUKEGAN AIRPORT (KUGN), WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THIS OFFICE WAS INFORMED MONTHS LATER, THAT THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KUGN AFTER THE BIRD STRUCK AND HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07CA075Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaukegan, ILThe bird strike during initial climb after takeoff from the departure airport.Dec 11, 2006 · Substantial damage