40.3544° N, 79.9290° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 21, 1985 · 09:10 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Allegheny County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5VX
Reported as
Gulstm G159
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,015 total1,779 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Goose struck left wing during climb through 12000 feet. Returned and found hole in leading edge of wing.
As the FAA filed it
GOOSE STRUCK LEFT WING DURING CLIMB THROUGH 12000 FEET. RETURNED AND FOUND HOLE IN LEADING EDGE OF WING.