20260129000379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer Executive EMB-505 · Cincinnati, OH · January 29, 2026

Date
January 29, 2026 · 18:50 local
Place
Cincinnati, OH
Airport
Lunken Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N343QS
Reported as
Embraer Executive EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Bird strike at 400 feet on landing, flock of geese. One hit the windshield; no damage to windscreen noted. Another dented the left starter/generator inlet duct on the left engine cowling. No other damage was observed. Damage is minor.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE AT 400 FEET ON LANDING, FLOCK OF GEESE. ONE HIT THE WINDSHIELD; NO DAMAGE TO WINDSCREEN NOTED. ANOTHER DENTED THE LEFT STARTER/GENERATOR INLET DUCT ON THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. DAMAGE IS MINOR.