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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 560XL · St. Paul, MN · March 23, 2022

Date: March 23, 2022 · 14:10 local
Place: St. Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JVWA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N670KF
Reported as: Cessna 560XL
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,680 total

N670KFRegistered now · Cessna 560XLS/N 560-5306 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 560XL Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW545 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

During a passenger charter flight from kbji to kstp using the ILS 32 and got the airport visual at about 1500 ft. PIC saw many birds flying along the river below and several hawks/eagles circling the river banks. The path to the runway was clear. Landing in kstp at about 50 feet AGL PIC heard a light thump and at that same time saw a white bird fly past on the left side of the aircraft. Landing in kstp was about 1710Z. After passengers deplaned, a post flight of the left wing showed the glass lens of the landing/taxi was broken into several places and a blood streak from the bird impact. Wildlife strike report filed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PASSENGER CHARTER FLIGHT FROM KBJI TO KSTP USING THE ILS 32 AND GOT THE AIRPORT VISUAL AT ABOUT 1500 FT. PIC SAW MANY BIRDS FLYING ALONG THE RIVER BELOW AND SEVERAL HAWKS/EAGLES CIRCLING THE RIVER BANKS. THE PATH TO THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR. LANDING IN KSTP AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL PIC HEARD A LIGHT THUMP AND AT THAT SAME TIME SAW A WHITE BIRD FLY PAST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING IN KSTP WAS ABOUT 1710Z. AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED, A POST FLIGHT OF THE LEFT WING SHOWED THE GLASS LENS OF THE LANDING/TAXI WAS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PLACES AND A BLOOD STREAK FROM THE BIRD IMPACT. WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT FILED.