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FAA incident report · Learjet 45 · Wichita, KS · January 15, 2024

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Date
January 15, 2024 · 11:22 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Nt
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N736K
Reported as
Learjet 45
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-40BR1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total170 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N736KRegistered now · Learjet 45S/N 587 · Built 2020Airframe modelLearjet 45Engine modelHoneywell TFE731-40BR1BTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 11:22 am CST a LR45 departed runway 01R out of Wichita Dwight d. Eisenhower (ict). A canadian goose hit the left aft portion of the windshield frame the struck the lower left engine nacelle and was ingested into the engine aproximately 700 feet above the ground. The pilot reported to ict the bird strike. The aircraft circles back to airport ensuring gear and flaps worked appropriately and landed at ict runway 1L.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:22 AM CST A LR45 DEPARTED RUNWAY 01R OUT OF WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (ICT). A CANADIAN GOOSE HIT THE LEFT AFT PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME THE STRUCK THE LOWER LEFT ENGINE NACELLE AND WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE APROXIMATELY 700 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ICT THE BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLES BACK TO AIRPORT ENSURING GEAR AND FLAPS WORKED APPROPRIATELY AND LANDED AT ICT RUNWAY 1L.