# Accident 19970412005729A: Boeing 747467F, Anchorage, AK, April 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: VHCF
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: VRHUK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747467F
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211524*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,526 total, 3,015 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970412005729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD WHILE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. (.4) A FOREIGN REGISTERED, INTERNATIONAL CARGO FLIGHT, OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 129, LANDED DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AFTER TAXIING TO PARKING, THE CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  EXAMINATION OF THE DAMAGE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A LARGE BIRD STRIKE.  THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, ABOUT 2 FEET OUTBOARD OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, WAS DENTED AND BUCKLED.  SEVERAL RIVETS WERE BROKEN, AND THE LEADING EDGE SPAR WAS DAMAGED.  A SMALL PORTION OF UPPER WING COMPOSITE MATERIAL WAS MISSING.  THE CREW INDICATED NO BIRD IMPACT WAS NOTICED DURING THE LANDING APPROACH.  THE LANDING LIGHTS WERE UTILIZED DURING THE APPROACH.  THE AIRPORT'S AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) INCLUDED A CAUTION ABOUT BIRDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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