# Accident 20020508036429A: Beech 400BEECH, Cleveland, OH, May 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2002, 15:22 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MFGA
- Location: 41.5181° N, 81.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5181&lon=-81.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400GJ-2013-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 400 (registry code 1155400, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020508036429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK FLOCK OF SEAGULLS ON TAKE-OFF AT "V1". PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 100' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 6L. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES, WITH THE #2 ENGINE HAVING UNCONTAINED DAMAGE (BLADE SEPARATION) AT THE 12:00 O'CLOCK POSITION AND A 1 1/2"-2" GAP BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND PYLON. END.

## 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 NYC02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA096), May 8, 2002: Beech 400 (N400GJ), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ingestion of birds into both engines.

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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