# Accident 20131012020949A: Cessna 525A, Lincoln, NE, October 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2013, 16:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 40.9096° N, 96.7893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9096&lon=-96.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368PK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3A-24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,507 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131012020949A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM THE LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CESSNA 535A, N368PK, IMPACTED A BIRD AT THE RH WING TIP WHILE PASSING THROUGH 6400 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN A PART 91K POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA TO THE KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE BIRD STRIKE.

## 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 CEN14LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA053), Oct 12, 2013: Cessna 525A (N368PK), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a flock of American White Pelicans, which resulted in one bird striking the right outboard wing during en route climb 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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