# Incident 19971008038709I: Boeing 727200, Orlando, FL, October 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 28.4294° N, 81.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4294&lon=-81.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282SC-2002-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971008038709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCO HEADING 200 THEN TURNING & HEADING TO 270 STRIKING A BIRD IN THE RIGHT 1ST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD POST, SHATTERING THE 1ST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD. UNFORESEEN LARGE BIRD IN FLIGHT UNABLE TO AVOID.

## Other reports on N282SC (1)

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

- [Accident 19990528006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528006089A), May 28, 1999: Boeing 727225 (N282SC), Washington, DC, Substantial damage. Acft was being pushed back from the gate when one of the acfts wings struck a catering truck. No injuries reported. Acft sustained substantial damage.(-23)…

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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