# Incident 19961120040229I: Doug DC932, Cleveland, OH, November 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1996, 18:07 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58545-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120040229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLE AT 2500 -3000 FEET CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. RETURNED TO CLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE BIRD STRIKE APPROX. 2 FEET AFT OF THE NOSE RADOME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE BIRD STRIKE MADE A 2 FOOT VERTICAL TEAR IN THE SKIN AT BODY STATION 69.SSO. BIRD STRIKES ALSO FOUND AT THE FIRST PAX WINDOW ON LH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND THE BIRD/BIRDS WERE INGESTED BY THE #1 ENGINE, DAMAGING THE INLET BULLET. CONTINENTAL PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF #1 ENGINE. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. CONTINENTAL ENGINEERING DEPT. IS MAKING PLANS FOR REPAIRING THE SKIN DAMAGE AT BODY STATION 69.SSO AT THIS TIME. END

## Other reports on N58545 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970925041979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925041979I), Sep 25, 1997: Doug DC932 (N58545), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: crew performed precautionary shutdown of #1 engine due to loss of oil pressure. Aircraft landed without incident. Continental Cleveland maintenance…
- [Incident 19950623043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623043229I), Jun 23, 1995: Doug DC932 (N58545), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: airman competence/airport certification - this reporting inspector investigated the area of confusion after a similar incident happened a month…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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