# Incident 20221227018759I: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500, Indianapolis, IN, December 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2022, 13:02 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500 (registry code 3260402, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-emb-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E (registry code 52293, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw617f-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE EMB-500
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,075 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227018759I

## Narrative

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

N717RS WAS ABOUT 500 FEET AGL ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 23R AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL (IND) AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A FEW SMALL BIRDS, BUT THOUGHT HE HAD AVOIDED THEM. THE PILOT LATER NOTICED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUBBER DEICE BOOT ON THE HORIZONTAL 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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