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FAA incident report · Learjet 60 · Chicago, IL · December 18, 2022

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Date
December 18, 2022 · 14:13 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
V22J
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N631BA
Reported as
Learjet 60
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total
N631BARegistered now · Learjet 60S/N 423 · Built 2013Airframe modelLearjet 60Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW305ATurbo-fan

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Description of deviation: on December 18, 2022, the pilot in command (PIC) of privacy data omitted departed runway 31C and reported hitting a flock of birds and some engine trouble. The pilot returned to midway international airport (kmdw) and land runway 31 c. air traffic control (ATC) was notified of an emergency and met the aircraft after landing and exiting runway 31C.

Weather data: 1819532 25013KT I0SM FEW022 M07/ML2 A3015 rmk AO2 SLP228 ti 0671122 s

Casual and /or contributing factors: the PIC stated that the bird strike occurred between 1,200 and 1,500 feet after takeoff. No loss of power only loss of N1 indication and a full authority digital engine (fadec) light came on. The PIC stated that there was no buffeting or flight control issues. At least 3 bird strikes were confirmed the damage was to the nacelle, cowling and radome.

Recommendations: the PIC noticed the bird strikes declared an emergency consulted the appropriate checklist and returned the aircraft for a safe landing. This case is considered closed with no finding of regulatory violation and no action needed. A bird strike report was filed on the date of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: ON DECEMBER 18, 2022, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 31C AND REPORTED HITTING A FLOCK OF BIRDS AND SOME ENGINE TROUBLE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMDW) AND LAND RUNWAY 31 C. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) WAS NOTIFIED OF AN EMERGENCY AND MET THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND EXITING RUNWAY 31C.

WEATHER DATA: 1819532 25013KT I0SM FEW022 M07/ML2 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP228 TI 0671122 S

CASUAL AND /OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE PIC STATED THAT THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED BETWEEN 1,200 AND 1,500 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. NO LOSS OF POWER ONLY LOSS OF N1 INDICATION AND A FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE (FADEC) LIGHT CAME ON. THE PIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO BUFFETING OR FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUES. AT LEAST 3 BIRD STRIKES WERE CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE NACELLE, COWLING AND RADOME.

RECOMMENDATIONS: THE PIC NOTICED THE BIRD STRIKES DECLARED AN EMERGENCY CONSULTED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SAFE LANDING. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH NO FINDING OF REGULATORY VIOLATION AND NO ACTION NEEDED. A BIRD STRIKE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT.