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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 510 · Lititz, PA · January 8, 2025

Date: January 8, 2025 · 14:30 local
Place: Lititz, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N85LH
Reported as: Cessna 510
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F-A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N85LHRegistered now · Cessna 510S/N 510-0338 · Built 2010 Airframe modelCessna 510 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW615F-ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft privacy data omitted took off from salisbury regional airport (sby) to lancaster airport (lns). At 1430 hrs. On approach into lns at 4,000 ft pilot heard a loud thud and suspected a bird had hit the aircraft. During post flight inspection the pilot found damage to the right-wing leading edge. Aircraft was placed out of service until maintenance evaluated the damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM SALISBURY REGIONAL AIRPORT (SBY) TO LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNS). AT 1430 HRS. ON APPROACH INTO LNS AT 4,000 FT PILOT HEARD A LOUD THUD AND SUSPECTED A BIRD HAD HIT THE AIRCRAFT. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE DAMAGE.