# Incident 20241102022019I: Dassault FALCON 900 EX, Dallas, TX, November 2, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2024, 08:36 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHNA
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 900 EX (registry code 2730009, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-900-ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-60-1C (registry code 33929, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-60-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT FALCON 900 EX
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-60-1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241102022019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL) DURING IMC CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECENDING WHEN IT EXITED THE CLOUDS AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SAW A FLOCK OF BIRDS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLOCK OF BIRDS WERE TOO CLOSE FOR THE PILOT TO MAKE ANY COURSE ADJUSTMENTS AND CONTNIUED THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE #2 ENGINE HAD INGESTED A BIRD AS EVIDENCED BY FEATHER AND BLOOD SURROUNDING THE FAN BLADE HOUSING. THREE OF THE FAN BLADES ON THE #2 ENGINE WERE BENT.

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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