# Incident 20231206020839I: Pilatus PC-12/45, Morristown, NJ, December 6, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2023, 17:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489JG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,325 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231206020839I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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