# Incident 20260528005939I: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-505, Chicago, IL, May 28, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2026, 08:37 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 9JLA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer Executive EMB-505 (registry code 3260390, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-executive-emb-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E1 (registry code 52312, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw535e1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,385 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528005939I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 3000 FT OUT OF KPWK, THE CREW WERE GIVEN A HEADING AND HEARD AN UNUSUAL RUMBLE AND FELT A BUMP WITH A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND WARNING INDICATORS WHICH ALL INDICATED NORMAL. THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT KORD AND ALSO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW EXECUTED ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND LANDED SAFELY AT 0900 CST AT KORD. CREW HAD GROUND PERSONNEL VERIFY THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE THAT WOULD INHIBIT THEM FROM TAXIING AND THEN TAXIED TO RAMP. UPON INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR HAD COME OPEN AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N256LG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251129017459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251129017459I), Nov 29, 2025: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-505 (N256LG), Marco Island, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Marco Island executive airport (mky), inroute to bedford (kbed) airport. The aircraft struck a bird with the left-wing leading edge at…

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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