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FAA incident report · Textron 560XL · Richmond Height, OH · March 6, 2024

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Date
March 6, 2024 · 08:18 local
Place
Richmond Height, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80AE
Reported as
Textron 560XL
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,550 total
N80AERegistered now · Textron 560XLS/N 560-6276 · Built 2019Airframe modelTextron 560XLEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW545CTurbo-fan

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What happened

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03/06/2024. Local:0818EST. Description of event: aircraft struck a bird to the left main mount as the aircraft flew through a flock of seagulls over the approach end of RWY24; no damage reported. 03/06/2024 1318Z.

03/06/20 Contacted cgf airport, spoke with airport operations technician. Airport technician indicated that upon inspection of the aircraft, debris from a bird were noted on left main landing gear and possible damage to the stainless-steel brake line as observed by the pilot. 03/07/2024 received detailed report of the event from airport operations technician. Reached out to point of contact for the aircraft operator. Informed by the point of contact individual that the aircraft did indeed strike a bird and a mechanic was dispatched to cgf to inspect the aircraft. Received communication from the operator point of contact that the inspection by the mechanic confirmed damage to a stainless-steel blow down bottle emergency brake line on left main landing gear. No other damage noted. Logbook entry for the replacement of the left main landing gear trailing link pneumatic brake tube assembly and pictures of the area of bird strike were provided by the operator point of contact, showing before and after. Spoke with pilot in command about weather and passengers on board. Made recommendation to operator point of contact to file a wildlife strike report and provided relevant guidance.

As the FAA filed it

03/06/2024. LOCAL:0818EST. DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD TO THE LEFT MAIN MOUNT AS THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS OVER THE APPROACH END OF RWY24; NO DAMAGE REPORTED. 03/06/2024 1318Z.

03/06/20 CONTACTED CGF AIRPORT, SPOKE WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN. AIRPORT TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, DEBRIS FROM A BIRD WERE NOTED ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE STAINLESS-STEEL BRAKE LINE AS OBSERVED BY THE PILOT. 03/07/2024 RECEIVED DETAILED REPORT OF THE EVENT FROM AIRPORT OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN. REACHED OUT TO POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR. INFORMED BY THE POINT OF CONTACT INDIVIDUAL THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID INDEED STRIKE A BIRD AND A MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO CGF TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM THE OPERATOR POINT OF CONTACT THAT THE INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED DAMAGE TO A STAINLESS-STEEL BLOW DOWN BOTTLE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAILING LINK PNEUMATIC BRAKE TUBE ASSEMBLY AND PICTURES OF THE AREA OF BIRD STRIKE WERE PROVIDED BY THE OPERATOR POINT OF CONTACT, SHOWING BEFORE AND AFTER. SPOKE WITH PILOT IN COMMAND ABOUT WEATHER AND PASSENGERS ON BOARD. MADE RECOMMENDATION TO OPERATOR POINT OF CONTACT TO FILE A WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT AND PROVIDED RELEVANT GUIDANCE.