20040724014649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 36A · Long Beach, CA · July 24, 2004

Date: July 24, 2004 · 11:23 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N950G
Reported as: Lear 36A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On July 24, 2004, at 1123 PDT, Lear, LR-36A, N950G, was departing runway 25L and shortly after rotation a bird passed by the left windshield and struck the left engine. The pilot felt the impact of the bird and observed a drop/rollback of the #1 engine. The pilot declared an emergency and received clearance to make traffic for runway 25R. The landing was uneventful. Postflight inspection of the engine revealed several bent blades on the N1 fan section and bird residue in the inlet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2004, AT 1123 PDT, LEAR, LR-36A, N950G, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 25L AND SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION A BIRD PASSED BY THE LEFT WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT FELT THE IMPACT OF THE BIRD AND OBSERVED A DROP/ROLLBACK OF THE #1 ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO MAKE TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 25R. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SEVERAL BENT BLADES ON THE N1 FAN SECTION AND BIRD RESIDUE IN THE INLET.