What happened
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(-19) On November 8, 2000, at 1800 central standard time, a Saab-340-B, N402XJ, operated by mesaba aviation, inc., was substantially damaged when the airplane impacted a flock of geese during an approach for landing. The windshield wiper was torn from the airplane. The left composite propeller exhibited impact marks and chordwise scratching on the face of a propeller blade. Metal fragments punctured the left side of the fuselage and one of the fragments hit a passenger in the leg. The airplane landed without incident. The passenger was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment for minor injuries. The pilot, copilot, flight attendant, and the remaining 21 passengers were not injured. The 14 CFR part 121 mesaba flight 2831 had departed minneapolis-st. paul international airport (msp), minneapolis, Minnesota, and landed at the Aberdeen Regional Airport (abr), Aberdeen, south dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. (-23) on November 8, 2000, at approximately 6:00 pm CT, a Saab m/n 340B, N420XJ, was on approach to land on runway 31 at the Aberdeen, SD airport (abr ), when at about 600 feet AGL the aircraft hit a massive flock of geese and received 10-12 bird strikes. The aircraft flight #MES2831, operated by mesaba airlines (mala), was on a commercial flight from minneapolis, MN (msp) en route to Aberdeen, SD (abr), under CFR part 121 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. One passenger received a serious injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-19) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2000, AT 1800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SAAB-340-B, N402XJ, OPERATED BY MESABA AVIATION, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FLOCK OF GEESE DURING AN APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS TORN FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT COMPOSITE PROPELLER EXHIBITED IMPACT MARKS AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHING ON THE FACE OF A PROPELLER BLADE. METAL FRAGMENTS PUNCTURED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND ONE OF THE FRAGMENTS HIT A PASSENGER IN THE LEG. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT, COPILOT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND THE REMAINING 21 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 121 MESABA FLIGHT 2831 HAD DEPARTED MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND LANDED AT THE ABERDEEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (ABR), ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM CT, A SAAB M/N 340B, N420XJ, WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE ABERDEEN, SD AIRPORT (ABR ), WHEN AT ABOUT 600 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT HIT A MASSIVE FLOCK OF GEESE AND RECEIVED 10-12 BIRD STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT #MES2831, OPERATED BY MESABA AIRLINES (MALA), WAS ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MSP) EN ROUTE TO ABERDEEN, SD (ABR), UNDER CFR PART 121 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A SERIOUS INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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