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Date
December 6, 2023 · 17:40 local
Place
Morristown, NJ
Airport
Morristown Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N489JG
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/45
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,325 total
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.
During level cruise flight at approximately 3000 feet, the aircraft encountered a bird strike which penetrated the co-pilots windshield and entered the co-pilot's side cockpit area. The pilot declared an emergency due to the compromised windshield. The aircraft landed kmmu without incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH PENETRATED THE CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD AND ENTERED THE CO-PILOT'S SIDE COCKPIT AREA. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COMPROMISED WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED KMMU WITHOUT INCIDENT.