# Incident 20210404001319I: Learjet Inc 31A, Juneau, AK, April 4, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2021, 17:15 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q6VA
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552LM-2025-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 31A (registry code 5170531, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TFE-731-2B (registry code 02502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tfe-731-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 31A
- Reported engine: ALLIEDSIGN TFE 731-2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210404001319I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/04/2021, DURING DEPARTURE FROM JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JNU) RUNWAY 08, PASSING THROUGH 1000', AIRCRAFT N552LM STRUCK A BALD EAGLE WITH THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING.  NOT KNOWING THE EXTENT OF ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE, THE FLIGHT CREW TERMINATED THE FLIGHT, RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN, AND LANDED BACK AT JNU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED/DENTED (3" X 4" X 3/8" DEEP DENT) INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STALL STRIP.  COMPANY COORDINATED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR REPAIR OPTIONS, AND THE LEADING EDGE AND STALL STRIP WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED, POTENTIALLY REPLACED, BY AN AUTHORIZED LEAR REPAIR FACILITY.  COMPANY RECEIVED OPERATING LIMITATIONS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND IS APPLYING FOR A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT THROUGH THEIR CHDO (NM07) TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO AUTHORIZED LEAR REPAIR FACILITY.  SEE SAS ACTIVITY AL05202100755 AND OFFICE FILE FOR INCIDENT NUMBER IAL0520210003 FOR ALL ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

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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