20230217000959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Lubbock, TX · February 17, 2023

Date: February 17, 2023 · 19:00 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N414EL
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total

N414ELRegistered now · Cessna 414S/N 414-0830 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

On February 17, 2023, at approximately 1900, a Cessna C414 aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted registered to a private owner, encountered a bird strike while on a one mile final at Lubbock international airport (lbb). The aircraft was being operated on a private flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from clovis, NM (cvn) on February 17, 2023.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900, A CESSNA C414 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE ON A ONE MILE FINAL AT LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LBB). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CLOVIS, NM (CVN) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023.