# Incident 19980104002109I: Fokker F28MK4000, Sacramento, CA, January 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1998, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479AU-2004-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104002109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH AT 2000 FEET, 200 KNOTS AIRSPEED, GEAR AND FLAPS UP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE BIRD. AFTER THE STRIKE, OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE AIR NOISE, EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMAL. ON SHORT FINAL BLOOD BEGAN TO DRIP FROM THE OVERHEAD PANEL. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND REVEALED A TEAR IN THE SHEET METAL ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG JUST ABOVE THE LEFT WINDSHIELD. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## Other reports on N479AU (5)

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

- [Incident 19990223013849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990223013849I), Feb 23, 1999: Fokker F28MK4000 (N479AU), Bozeman, MT. (-5)Horizon, flight 2184, Fokker-model FK-28-MK4000. N479AU. On 2/23/99, 17:43 MST, aircraft N479QU, s/n 11228, horizon flight no. 2184. Pilot reported while…
- [Incident 19950304006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304006899I), Mar 4, 1995: Fokker F28MK4000 (N479AU), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Narrative: upper segment of torque link on left main gear broke on landing causing wheels to oscillate as aircraft rolled out. About 3000 feet into landing…
- [Incident 19941123048029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123048029I), Nov 23, 1994: Fokker F28MK4000 (N479AU), Evansville, IN. Lost horizontal stabilizer servo landing. Actuator gear box low on fluid and contaminated. Used manual control.
- [Incident 19910926047509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926047509I), Sep 26, 1991: Fokker F28MK1000 (N479AU), Buffalo, NY. Left engine hydraulic system overheat warning on climb. Returned. Replaced hydraulic pump and filter.
- [Incident 19890209017269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890209017269I), Feb 9, 1989: Fokker F28MK4000 (N479AU), Syracuse, NY. Horizontal stabilizer failure due to loss of hydraulic fluid on climb. Returned. Replaced check valve.

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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