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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Kissimmee, FL · October 18, 2015

Date: October 18, 2015 · 19:16 local
Place: Kissimmee, FL
Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DXTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N978QS
Reported as: Cessna 750
Reported engine: Allison AE3007C series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,500 total8,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

EJA978 was repositioning from ism to mco. During takeoff from rwy 06 at ism, the aircraft struck 3 birds (sandhill cranes) at rotation. The flight landed as planned at mco, since it was extremely close by, and had longer runways and good emergency equipment if needed.

The PIC reported that the aircraft sustained damage to the left side of the nose (just aft of the radome), and apparent fan blade damage to the right engine, as well as damage to the inlet/nacelle of the left engine. Pictures of the damage were submitted by the PIC.

As the FAA filed it

EJA978 WAS REPOSITIONING FROM ISM TO MCO. DURING TAKEOFF FROM RWY 06 AT ISM, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK 3 BIRDS (SANDHILL CRANES) AT ROTATION. THE FLIGHT LANDED AS PLANNED AT MCO, SINCE IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE BY, AND HAD LONGER RUNWAYS AND GOOD EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT IF NEEDED.

THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE (JUST AFT OF THE RADOME), AND APPARENT FAN BLADE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE INLET/NACELLE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE WERE SUBMITTED BY THE PIC.