# Incident 20231210016719I: Learjet Inc 45, Sugar Land, TX, December 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2023, 17:50 local time
- Place: Sugar Land, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YVRA
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 45 (registry code 5170805, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 45
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210016719I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, RWY 35. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT REVEALED A BROKEN AOA VANE ON NOSE OF ACFT. AIR OPS FOUND REMAINS OF A SMALL AMERICAN KESTREL ON RWY.

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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