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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Omaha, NE · December 23, 2020

Date: December 23, 2020 · 20:30 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VNAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N574NN
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2D24
Reported engine: GE CF34
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N574NNRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2D24S/N 15365 · Built 2015 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2D24 Engine modelGE CF34-8C5Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on approach to landing, the aircraft struck an unknown number of birds. The aircraft sustained damage to the total air temperature probe, the upper nose between the radome and windscreen, the right wing #1 (inboard) slat leading edge, and the #2 engine inlet cowl. The aircraft landed safely. There were no reported injuries to pax or crew.

Note: NTSB did not investigate; no NTSB investigation number issued.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BIRDS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE PROBE, THE UPPER NOSE BETWEEN THE RADOME AND WINDSCREEN, THE RIGHT WING #1 (INBOARD) SLAT LEADING EDGE, AND THE #2 ENGINE INLET COWL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW.

NOTE: NTSB DID NOT INVESTIGATE; NO NTSB INVESTIGATION NUMBER ISSUED.