# Incident 20230223004199I: Cessna 560XL, Des Moines, IA, February 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2023, 19:10 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YQSA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series (registry code 52154, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,673 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230223004199I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) A CESSNA 560XL AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE WHILE ON FINAL APPRAOACH TO DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DES MOINES, IOWA (KDSM).

THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A LARGE FLOCK OF 10-12 BIRDS AT APPROXIMATLEY 2600FT AND 6 DME DURING THE ILS TO RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REPORTED THE BIRD STRIKE.

UPON LANDING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED TWO IMPACTS FROM THE BIRD STRIKE. ONE IMPACT ON THE TOP IMBOARD CORNER OF THE CO-PILOTS WINDSCREEN, WITH NO DAMAGED REPORTED. SECOND IMPACT TO THE LEFT-WING LEADING EDGE, WITH TWO DENTS REPORTED. THE PILOTS AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY OR ASSISTANCE.

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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