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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 680 · New Orleans, LA · May 23, 2008

Date: May 23, 2008 · 07:33 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans In
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N865EC
Reported as: Gulstm 680
Reported engine: PWC PW306C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N865ECRegistered now · Cessna 680S/N 680-0028 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 680 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW306CTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Cessna citation departed runway 19 msy at 0733 and at 300 feet struck a flock of seagulls, then returned back to msy and landed safely. Subsequent inspection revealed minor damage to the right engine intake. Maintenance personnel took pictures of the damage and contacted Cessna. Upon review of the pictures Cessna determiined that damages wree minor and the aircraft was flown to wichita KS for repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA CITATION DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 MSY AT 0733 AND AT 300 FEET STRUCK A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, THEN RETURNED BACK TO MSY AND LANDED SAFELY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE INTAKE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND CONTACTED CESSNA. UPON REVIEW OF THE PICTURES CESSNA DETERMIINED THAT DAMAGES WREE MINOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO WICHITA KS FOR REPAIR.