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FAA incident report · Lear 45LEAR · Chicago/West C, IL · January 9, 2008

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Date
January 9, 2008 · 08:05 local
Place
Chicago/West C, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N863CA
Reported as
Lear 45LEAR
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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) Conagra food's Lear 45, N863CA, departed Dupage Airport, west Chicago, IL (kdpa) at 0800 on 01/09/2008 from runway 20R. Soon after liftoff the Lear impacted a flock of starlings traveling from the west to the east. The captain estimates that three birds struck the airplane. The aircraft's gauges did not indicate any malfunctioning of either of the two engines. The pilots made the decision to return for a landing at kdpa on runway 20R. They did not declare an emergency. They were able to land without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CONAGRA FOOD'S LEAR 45, N863CA, DEPARTED DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO, IL (KDPA) AT 0800 ON 01/09/2008 FROM RUNWAY 20R. SOON AFTER LIFTOFF THE LEAR IMPACTED A FLOCK OF STARLINGS TRAVELING FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. THE CAPTAIN ESTIMATES THAT THREE BIRDS STRUCK THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT'S GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE ANY MALFUNCTIONING OF EITHER OF THE TWO ENGINES. THE PILOTS MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN FOR A LANDING AT KDPA ON RUNWAY 20R. THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THEY WERE ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.