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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Learjet 45 · Charlevoix, MI · July 27, 2017

Date: July 27, 2017 · 19:00 local
Place: Charlevoix, MI
Airport: Charlevoix Municipal
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N999LB
Reported as: Learjet 45
Reported engine: Honeywell TFE731-40BR-1
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,800 total1,200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N999LBRegistered now · Learjet 45S/N 460 · Built 2013 Airframe modelLearjet 45 Engine modelHoneywell TFE731-40BR-1Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

On July 27, 2017 at 1900 eastern daylight time, a lear 45 N999LB registered to a corporation and operated by an airline transport pilot, received minor damage when the left winglet struck the nose radar dome of an empty and chocked falcon 2000EX, N880RJ, while taxiing to park. The incident occurred at Charlevoix Municipal Airport (cvx), Charlevoix, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and calm winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 with a flight plan. No crew or passengers were injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 27, 2017 AT 1900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LEAR 45 N999LB REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WINGLET STRUCK THE NOSE RADAR DOME OF AN EMPTY AND CHOCKED FALCON 2000EX, N880RJ, WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT CHARLEVOIX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVX), CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. NO CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.