# Incident 20001006031409I: Emb EMB135LR, Omaha, NE, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 06:58 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725AE-2019-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006031409I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4148 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE. ENROUTE TO CHICAGO, IL.  DURING CLIMB, APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT ENGINE.  THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE AND RETUNED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE THEY LANDED SAFELY.  MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A COMPANY MAINTENANCE  BASE FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N725AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20020209001049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020209001049I), Feb 9, 2002: Emb EMB135LR (N725AE), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) American eagle flight 4526, while taxiing into company gate 26, hit an air cart. A gate agent/wing walker had pushed an air cart in the no park area of…

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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