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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer Executive EMB-505 · Mobile, AL · May 6, 2026

Date
May 6, 2026 · 18:40 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Airport
Mobile International Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N491QS
Reported as
Embraer Executive EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E1
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.

During cruise flight the crew noticed a bird struck the right wing leading edge. After landing they reported a dent in the wing leading edge that required minor repair.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED A BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. AFTER LANDING THEY REPORTED A DENT IN THE WING LEADING EDGE THAT REQUIRED MINOR REPAIR.