# Incident 20011013028359I: Aerosp ATR42320, Newark, NJ, October 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 40.1992° N, 74.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1992&lon=-74.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34820-2004-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011013028359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1900E CONTINENTAL EXPRESS (JETLINK) FLIGHT 3354, AN ATR42-320 STRUCK 2 CANADIAN GEESE ABOUT 8 MILES FROM YARDLEY, PA ENROUTE FROM NORFOLK (ORF), VA TO EWR, NJ AT 5000 FEET. THE ARRF RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 22L AT 1912E TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RH WING LEADING EDGE SPAR CAP AND OUTER SPAR AND RIBS AND LOWER SKIN AFT OF SPAR. IN ADDITION, DAMAGE TO CENTER SECTION OF WING ROOT PULLEY BROKEN TO NUMBER 2 ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL. BIRD DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS EXHIBITED IN THE AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA008), Oct 13, 2001: Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 (N34820), Yardley, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in flight collision with birds.

## Other reports on N34820 (3)

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

- [Incident 19960907030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907030159I), Sep 7, 1996: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on September 7, 1996 at 1118 EDT, an aerospace ATR-42, N34820, flight 3623, operated by Continental express, inc. during level flight experienced a…
- [Incident 19951004043799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004043799I), Oct 4, 1995: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Newark, NJ. Narrative: after completing before start check list, switched prop brake to off, got unlock light, prop started spinning. After approx. 10 sec. We smelled…
- [Incident 19920927045529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927045529I), Sep 27, 1992: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Houston, TX. Left engine oil pressure light on. Landed safely. Passengers evacuated on runway. Metal particles found in oil tank

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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