20190422003289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-505 · Naples, FL · April 22, 2019

Date
April 22, 2019 · 17:17 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida Internationa
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DJFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330FX
Reported as
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
People aboard
6
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.

N330FX, a flight options phenom (emb 505-505) enroute from kapf to kmkc on 4/22/2019, diverted back to kapf. At approximately 1600 feet, the crew noticed a small bird come within 15 feet of the aircraft. After further observation from the cockpit, the crew observed a visible dent in the wing. The aircraft control was stable, functional, and not affected. The crew elected to return to kapf and landed without incident. No emergency was declared. Upon further inspection on the ground, the right leading edge tip had suffered a dent due to the bird strike that was out of limits. Aircraft will undergo a leading edge replacement at Naples before any more flights.

As the FAA filed it

N330FX, A FLIGHT OPTIONS PHENOM (EMB 505-505) ENROUTE FROM KAPF TO KMKC ON 4/22/2019, DIVERTED BACK TO KAPF. AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET, THE CREW NOTICED A SMALL BIRD COME WITHIN 15 FEET OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER FURTHER OBSERVATION FROM THE COCKPIT, THE CREW OBSERVED A VISIBLE DENT IN THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS STABLE, FUNCTIONAL, AND NOT AFFECTED. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO KAPF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE GROUND, THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE TIP HAD SUFFERED A DENT DUE TO THE BIRD STRIKE THAT WAS OUT OF LIMITS. AIRCRAFT WILL UNDERGO A LEADING EDGE REPLACEMENT AT NAPLES BEFORE ANY MORE FLIGHTS.