What happened
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On 08/30/2024 privacy data omitted. Flight number privacy data omitted had traveled from teterboro airport (kteb- teterboro, NJ) to Easton/Newnam fld airport (kesn- Easton, MD). The pilot in command indicated that right before touchdown at kesn, he noticed a flock of birds a couple thousand feet down the runway but decided to continue to land with hope that the birds would fly away. He indicated that most did but a couple began to fly down the runway away from them. During landing rollout on runway 4, privacy data omitted struck multiple birds, causing damage to the nose cone and the right-hand wing leading edge.
Damage to the upper right-hand nose cone encompasses a circumference of approximately 13 inches. The right-hand outboard wing inboard leading edge damage extends from wing station 138.966 to wing station 149.966 (approximately 11 inches) with indentions up to 0.625 inches deep.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/30/2024 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FLIGHT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD TRAVELED FROM TETERBORO AIRPORT (KTEB- TETERBORO, NJ) TO EASTON/NEWNAM FLD AIRPORT (KESN- EASTON, MD). THE PILOT IN COMMAND INDICATED THAT RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AT KESN, HE NOTICED A FLOCK OF BIRDS A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO LAND WITH HOPE THAT THE BIRDS WOULD FLY AWAY. HE INDICATED THAT MOST DID BUT A COUPLE BEGAN TO FLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AWAY FROM THEM. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 4, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE AND THE RIGHT-HAND WING LEADING EDGE.
DAMAGE TO THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND NOSE CONE ENCOMPASSES A CIRCUMFERENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 13 INCHES. THE RIGHT-HAND OUTBOARD WING INBOARD LEADING EDGE DAMAGE EXTENDS FROM WING STATION 138.966 TO WING STATION 149.966 (APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES) WITH INDENTIONS UP TO 0.625 INCHES DEEP.
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