# Incident 20231217017399I: Bombardier CL-300, Leesburg, FL, December 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2023, 15:18 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: CGWF
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-FGGF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER CL-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231217017399I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD. AFTER LANDING IN KSDL AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND LH LEADING EDGE DAMAGE OBSERVED.  INSTALLED NEW LEADING EDGE P/N 1005741011-005 AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SWING. NO ISSUS WITH SWING AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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