# Incident 20161205019319I: Cessna 550, Corpus Christi, TX, December 5, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8119° N, 97.0889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8119&lon=-97.0889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75WL-2024-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161205019319I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING PORT ARANSAS TX, THE PILOT REPORTED STRIKING SEVERAL DUCKS DURING CLIMEOUT AT APPROX 400 FEET AGL WHICH REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE BIRD STRIKE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPRESSOR SEPARATING FROM THE ENGINE THAT PUNCTURED PORTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING.  PILOT MADE NORMAL LANDING.  NO INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 CEN17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA136), Dec 5, 2016: Cessna 550 (N75WL), Port Aransas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with multiple birds, which resulted in separation of the right engine's fan rotor and subsequent total loss of power of the right engine.

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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