# Accident 20231126018259A: Cessna 560XL, Omaha, NE, November 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2023, 16:47 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1728° N, 95.8040° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1728&lon=-95.8040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N475CW) (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: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231126018259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH ON 8 MILE FINAL TO OMA AT 2860 AGL WHEN ENCOUNTERED APROXIMATELY TEN GEESE. ATTEMPTED TO GO UNDER WHEN ONE GOOSE STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA054), Nov 26, 2023: Cessna 560XL (N475CW), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during decent.

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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