# Incident 20240821010669I: Cessna 525B, Jacksonville, FL, August 21, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q3SA
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525B (registry code 2076616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-3A (registry code 66006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,114 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240821010669I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A RIGHT BASE TO FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14, DESCENDING THROUGH 1,700 FEET ON A VISUAL APPROACH, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF LARGE BLACK BIRDS. THE BIRDS COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT, IMPACTING THE NOSE RADOME AREA, AND ONE BIRD WAS INGESTED BY THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY, AND JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL COLLECTED SAMPLES OF THE BIRD REMAINS FOR PROCESSING.

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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