# Incident 20221115017729I: Iai Ltd GULFSTREAM G280, Omaha, NE, November 15, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2022, 18:10 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913KN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913KN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iai GULFSTREAM G280 (registry code 4500314, https://openairdocs.org/model/iai-gulfstream-g280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AS907-2-1G (registry code 33400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-2-1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: IAI LTD GULFSTREAM G280
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221115017729I

## Narrative

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

AT 1800HRS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4,000 FT (3,000 AGL), IT WAS DARK WITH 5,000 FT OVERCAST LAYER, NO MOON OR CITY LIGHTS. AT APPROX 10 MILES OUT THE CREW CALLED FOR 10 DEG OF FLAPS AND 10 SECONDS LATER IMPACTED 2 LARGE BIRDS.  ONE BIRD STRUCK THE FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE PILOTS WINDSCREEN AND DISINTEGATED LEAVING THE DENT IN THE SKIN AND BLURRING THE VIEW OF THE PILOTS WINDSCREEN WITH REMNANTS.  MOMENTS LATER A CAS MESSAGE/AURAL ALERT WITH THE MESSAGE "FLAPS JAM" ILLUMINATED.  CREW DISCOVERED THE FLAPS WERE JAMMED AT 7 DEGREES AS THE SECOND BIRD HAD STRUCK WHILE FLAPS WERE IN TRANSIT. THE CREW ADVISED ATC THAT THEY HAD EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE AND HAD A CAS MESSAGE "FLAPS JAM" AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING AND CHECKLISTS. CREW RECIEVED AN ASSIGNED HEADING AFTER REQUESTING THE LONGER RUNWAY BASED ON THE FLAPS REMAINING AT 7 DEGREES AND CALCULATING A HIGHER LANDING SPEED AS A RESULT.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INBOUND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AFTER NORMAL SHUTDOWN CREW DISCOVERED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT FLAP NEAR THE WING ROOT RESULTING IN A LARGE DENT DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE AND CAUSING THE FLAP TO JAM DURING TRANSIT.

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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