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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Learjet 60 · Kennesaw, GA · November 23, 2018

Date: November 23, 2018 · 19:22 local
Place: Kennesaw, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N174FP
Reported as: Learjet 60
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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.

On Friday November 23 at around 14:17 pm EST while flying Learjet 60 sn 060-245 registration N174FP the pilot was on short final for runway 09 at cobb county airport. The pilot noticed a larger bird was flying over the runway and saw the bird before impact. The pilot proceded to increase the angle of attack and increase power to try to avoiding hitting the bird. As a result the pilot heard a bang on the airplane and reported to the control tower we had hit a bird. Landing and securing the airplane the pilot inspected the airplane for damage and it was noticed the bird had come into contact with left hand flap.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 AT AROUND 14:17 PM EST WHILE FLYING LEARJET 60 SN 060-245 REGISTRATION N174FP THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 09 AT COBB COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTICED A LARGER BIRD WAS FLYING OVER THE RUNWAY AND SAW THE BIRD BEFORE IMPACT. THE PILOT PROCEDED TO INCREASE THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND INCREASE POWER TO TRY TO AVOIDING HITTING THE BIRD. AS A RESULT THE PILOT HEARD A BANG ON THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED TO THE CONTROL TOWER WE HAD HIT A BIRD. LANDING AND SECURING THE AIRPLANE THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE FOR DAMAGE AND IT WAS NOTICED THE BIRD HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH LEFT HAND FLAP.