37.6188° N, 122.3754° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1986 · 15:28 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ACLA
Aircraft
N306AC
Reported as
Boeing 7373A4
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
59
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total170 in this make and model0 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.
During flare for landing, aircraft had numerous bird strikes, landing light damage. Ingestion in one engine.
As the FAA filed it
DURING FLARE FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT HAD NUMEROUS BIRD STRIKES, LANDING LIGHT DAMAGE. INGESTION IN ONE ENGINE.