# Accident 20211220021309A: Textron Aviation Inc 525, Dubuque, IA, December 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2021, 18:45 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5063° N, 90.6677° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5063&lon=-90.6677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 525 (registry code 2076611, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wmsintl FJ44-1AP (registry code 66003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wmsintl-fj44-1ap) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 525
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-1AP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,127 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211220021309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON FINAL TO RWY 31 DBQ AT 2,500 FT STRUCK BY BIRD(S) ON RH WINDSCREEN, RH ENGINE PYLON AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY.  NO INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN22LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA084), Dec 21, 2021: Textron 525 (N287CB), Dubuque, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a flock of geese that resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

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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