# Accident 20020309037559A: Cndair CL6002B19, Washington, DC, March 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2002, 10:20 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9445&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 520 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA02MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020309037559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE ROLL ON RWY 30 AT IAD JUST AFTER THE 80 KT CALL A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW SOUTH ACROSS THE RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 110 KTS, ONE OF THE BIRDS IMPACTED THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SHATTERED THE WINDOW, AND SHARDS OF GLASS SHOWERED INTO THE COCKPIT ONTO F/O. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED IMMEDIATELY. AFTER DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED, A/C TAXIED TO GATE.

## 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 DCA02MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA026), Mar 9, 2002: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N622BR), Dulles Airport, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the airplane's collision with two wild turkeys.

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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