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FAA accident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Albany, NY · October 14, 2002

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Date
October 14, 2002 · 20:20 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N847EX
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03LA004
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
N847EXRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2008 · Bombardier DHC-8-103S/N 333 · Built 1992Airframe modelBombardier DHC-8-103Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW121Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A DHC-8 aircraft was enroute from dca to alb. 10 miles west of alb at 0015Z descending through 4,000FT MSL a flock of 10-15 geese were encountered. The aircraft was proceeding eastbound, the geese were flying westbound, at least 2 geese impacted the aircraft. A flight control check was conducted by the crew with no problems found. The aircraft continued to alb and made a normal landing and taxied to the ramp. The aircraft was being deplaned when a fuel leak was observed by the capt. during his postflight inspection. Fuel was leaking from the leading edge and nacelle area. The APU was then shutdown and acfr was called to the scene. Acfr inspected and opened the cowling and inspected for fire. No fire was found. Hazmat responded to the fuel leak and initiated cleanup. Further inspection by maintenance personnel revealed that the forward wing spare had been penetrated by a goose and damaged the fuel tank. Additional damage was found in the vertical stabilizer as a goose had penetrated the stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A DHC-8 AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DCA TO ALB. 10 MILES WEST OF ALB AT 0015Z DESCENDING THROUGH 4,000FT MSL A FLOCK OF 10-15 GEESE WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROCEEDING EASTBOUND, THE GEESE WERE FLYING WESTBOUND, AT LEAST 2 GEESE IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT. A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CREW WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ALB AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DEPLANED WHEN A FUEL LEAK WAS OBSERVED BY THE CAPT. DURING HIS POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEADING EDGE AND NACELLE AREA. THE APU WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AND ACFR WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. ACFR INSPECTED AND OPENED THE COWLING AND INSPECTED FOR FIRE. NO FIRE WAS FOUND. HAZMAT RESPONDED TO THE FUEL LEAK AND INITIATED CLEANUP. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD WING SPARE HAD BEEN PENETRATED BY A GOOSE AND DAMAGED THE FUEL TANK. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AS A GOOSE HAD PENETRATED THE STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbany, NYAn in-flight collision with birds. A factor was the night conditions.Oct 15, 2002 · Substantial damage