# Incident 20020825022709I: Gulstm G1159A, Van Nuys, CA, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 14:57 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159A
- Reported engine: RROYCE SPEY5118
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825022709I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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