34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 2002 · 14:57 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21AM
Reported as
Gulstm G1159A
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce SPEY5118
Pilot’s flight hours
13,500 total700 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft attempted to depart vny but aborted at 80 knots due to a possible bird strike. Aircraft taxied to parking for an external inspection. Number one (left) engine had ingested a pigeon-sized bird causing major damage to the first three compressor stages. Engine was removed by jet center (repair station C9FR) for repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART VNY BUT ABORTED AT 80 KNOTS DUE TO A POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING FOR AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION. NUMBER ONE (LEFT) ENGINE HAD INGESTED A PIGEON-SIZED BIRD CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FIRST THREE COMPRESSOR STAGES. ENGINE WAS REMOVED BY JET CENTER (REPAIR STATION C9FR) FOR REPAIR.