| Date: | Monday 20 December 2021 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 525 CitationJet |
| Owner/operator: | Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services |
| Registration: | N287CB |
| MSN: | 525-0942 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1795 hours |
| Engine model: | Williams International FJ44-1AP |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dubuque, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE) |
| Dubuque Municipal Airport, IA (DBQ/KDBQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while on a visual approach, the airplane impacted a flock of geese, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Probable Cause: An inflight collision with a flock of geese that resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA084
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