Envoy E145 at Dallas on Sep 8th 2014, foreign object damage during takeoff roll

An Envoy Embraer ERJ-145, registration N646AE performing flight MQ-2861 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) to Aguascalientes (Mexico), was accelerating for takeoff from Dallas Ft. Worth's runway 18L when the aircraft struck some foreign object. The crew continued takeoff and climbed the aircraft to cruise level FL360. About 5 minutes into cruise flight the crew decided to return to Dallas where the aircraft landed safely on runway about 95 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported on Sep 9th that the aircraft received substantial damage when it struck an object on the runway. The occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated.