# NTSB MIA00LA063: Cessna 550, N752CC, Homestead, FL, January 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 1, 2000, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Homestead, FL - Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48428 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48428/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=48428 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA063 ## Probable cause An inadvertent in-flight collision with a bird in cruise flight resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, cruise - object - bird(s) (cause) ## Analysis The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated he was in cruise flight at 1,000 feet, 200 knots, 5 miles from the destination airport when the airplane experienced an in-flight collision with a bird on the leading edge of the right wing. The PIC notified the control tower and landed without further incident. ## Factual narrative On January 1, 2000, at about 1300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 550, N752CC, registered to the U.S. Customs Service, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight, experienced a bird strike while in cruise flight in the vicinity of Homestead, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport-rated pilot-in-command (PIC), copilot, and sensor operator reported no injuries. The flight originated from Miami, Florida, about 5 minutes before the accident. The accident was reported to the NTSB on January 5, 2000. The PIC stated they were in cruise flight at 1,000 feet, 200 knots, and about 5 miles north of Homestead Air Force Base when they experienced an in-flight collision with a big bird. The bird hit the leading edge of the right wing. He notified tower and landed without further incident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N752CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752CC-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 550-0018, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 550 - Registry model: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 550-0018 - Airframe hours: 12159 - Engines: P&W JT15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: US Customs Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, December 3, 1999, 65 hours before - Departed: TMB, MIAMI, FL - Destination: HST ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 14 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HST, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000101003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000101003659A), Jan 1, 2000: Cessna 550, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated he was in cruise flight a t 1,000 feet, 200 knots, 5 miles from the destination airport when the airplane experienced an… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2000, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=48428. 600 KB in all. - Supplement E (item 1, .PDF, 126 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437840&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20E-Redacted.PDF - Supplement S (item 2, .PDF, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40118054&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20S-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (item 3, .PDF, 411 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437841&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%2F2-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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