# Incident 20240306002339I: Textron Aviation Inc 560XL, Richmond Height, OH, March 6, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2024, 08:18 local time
- Place: Richmond Height, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5606° N, 81.5077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond Heights, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5606&lon=-81.5077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 560XL (registry code 2076710, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C (registry code 52188, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240306002339I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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