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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Miami, FL · March 5, 2019

Date
March 5, 2019 · 10:02 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O2GA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N902UP
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C series
People aboard
11
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.

March 5, 2019. Civil aircraft N902UP, a Cessna citation ten, model CE-750, with serial number 750-0141, encountered a bird strike during the take-off rotation and departure out of Miami International Airport (kmia). This aircraft is operated by gama aviation, LLC. The bird struck just below the co-pilot's side window. The aircraft returned to kmia without further incident. Nine passengers and two crew members were on board the aircraft. No injuries were sustained by crew or passengers.

After returning to the fixed base operator, Miami airport operations located and provided the crew with pictures of the bird. The bird was identified as a vulture, approximately two feet long. No damage to the aircraft was discovered.

As the FAA filed it

MARCH 5, 2019. CIVIL AIRCRAFT N902UP, A CESSNA CITATION TEN, MODEL CE-750, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 750-0141, ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROTATION AND DEPARTURE OUT OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMIA). THIS AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY GAMA AVIATION, LLC. THE BIRD STRUCK JUST BELOW THE CO-PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NINE PASSENGERS AND TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY CREW OR PASSENGERS.

AFTER RETURNING TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, MIAMI AIRPORT OPERATIONS LOCATED AND PROVIDED THE CREW WITH PICTURES OF THE BIRD. THE BIRD WAS IDENTIFIED AS A VULTURE, APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET LONG. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED.