# Incident 20140405004569I: Cessna 560XL, Charlotte, NC, April 5, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2014, 19:57 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N689QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N689QS-2026-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B (registry code 52186, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405004569I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE TO LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE WHICH DENTED THE LEADING EDGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.  LEADING EDGE SKIN WILL REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.  NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOTED.

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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