BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 near Los Angeles, CA — 2010-11-08
Final reportWPR11LA042
- Date
- 2010-11-08
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Airport
- LAX
- Aircraft
- BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Registration
- N422QX
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
- Phase of flight
- Approach
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird.
NTSB narrative
During the approach to land, the flight crew reported a bird strike to the leading edge of the right wing. The crew declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing at their destination. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed a 12-inch-diameter hole in the leading edge of the right wing centered between the right engine nacelle and the right wing tip. The damaged area was covered in bird remains, which were identified as the remains of a Common Loon (Gavia immer). The average weight for the species is about 10.9 pounds.
Analysis
- Primary failure mode
- Other
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- CVR
- FDR / data
- 6 docket documents
Docket documents6
- Cockpit Voice Recorder 12 - Specialist's Factual Reportcvr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 1 - Tabular Data - Flight - (CSV Format)fdr
- Flight Data Recorder 10 - Specialist's Factual Reportfdr
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- Bird Strike Reportreport
- FAA Inspector's On-Scene Reportreport
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