# Incident 20181123022819I: Learjet Inc 60, Kennesaw, GA, November 23, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2018, 19:22 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174FP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 60
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW305A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181123022819I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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