# Accident 20061210030289A: Bombdr BD1001A10, Chicago/Waukeg, IL, December 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2006, 18:39 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukeg, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: J7SA
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523FX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR BD1001A10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 300 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061210030289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI07CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA075), Dec 11, 2006: Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (N523FX), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The bird strike during initial climb after takeoff from the departure airport.

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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