# Accident 20190712011329A: Cessna 525, Orlando, FL, July 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5461° N, 81.3322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5461&lon=-81.3322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262BK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262BK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525 (registry code 2076601, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ 44 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,535 total, 4,375 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712011329A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 525, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY25 AT (KORL) ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE CREW REPORTED WHEN COMING THROUGH A SERIES OF CLOUDS AND THEN CLEARED OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY FIVE BIRDS CIRCLING, WHEN ONE STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WITH NO TIME FOR MANEUVERING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND DAMAGES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ASSESSED. THE INITIAL INSPECTION FROM THE CESSNA STRUCTURAL TECHS INVOLVED TAKING MEASUREMENTS WHEREAS IN THIS CASE, THE INFORMATION WAS DEFERRED TO ENGINEERING FOR DETERMINATION TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AS OF NOW THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM CESSNA ENGINEERING IS THE LEFT FORWARD WING SPAR WILL NEED REPLACED, THE SPAR CAP REPLACED AND THE UPPER WING SKIN IN THE AREA OF THE STRIKE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS RECORDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA467), Jul 12, 2019: Cessna 525 (N262BK), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird during approach.

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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