45.8650° N, 84.6371° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MACKINAC ISLAND (MCD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 25, 1995 · 16:50 local
Place
Mackinac Island, MI
Airport
Mackinac Island Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1886G
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total2,500 in this make and model125 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.
Struck geese on lift off. Aborted overran runway by 30 feet. One goose injested into engine. Other struck wing.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK GEESE ON LIFT OFF. ABORTED OVERRAN RUNWAY BY 30 FEET. ONE GOOSE INJESTED INTO ENGINE. OTHER STRUCK WING.