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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Fort Wayne, IN · September 20, 2004

Date: September 20, 2004 · 18:01 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CX7A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N304CE
Reported as: Saab 340B
Reported engine: GE CT79B
People aboard: 27
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Chicago express flight #3224 encountered a flock of canadian geese while on rollout for runway 14 at Fort Wayne international airport. The aircraft N304CE sustained damage to the left prop, the left leading edge deice boot outboard of the left engine nacelle and the pilots windshield was cracked in the lower left quadrant. There were 27 souls on board with no injuries to the flight crew or passengers. The aircraft was grounded and towed to shuttle america's hangar where a maintenance team from south bend, IN was dispatched to make repairs to the aircraft. The aircraft was released by chicago expresses pmi before inspectors from the south bend FSDO could assess the damage. Pictures taken by the allen county airport authority confirmed that the aircraft sustained only minor damage. The incident was discussed with regional authorities of the NTSB. An FAA form 5200-7 bird strike report was filed by david slosson, supervisor, air traffic in Fort Wayne on 09/20/04.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CHICAGO EXPRESS FLIGHT #3224 ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF CANADIAN GEESE WHILE ON ROLLOUT FOR RUNWAY 14 AT FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT N304CE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROP, THE LEFT LEADING EDGE DEICE BOOT OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE AND THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED IN THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT. THERE WERE 27 SOULS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND TOWED TO SHUTTLE AMERICA'S HANGAR WHERE A MAINTENANCE TEAM FROM SOUTH BEND, IN WAS DISPATCHED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY CHICAGO EXPRESSES PMI BEFORE INSPECTORS FROM THE SOUTH BEND FSDO COULD ASSESS THE DAMAGE. PICTURES TAKEN BY THE ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE INCIDENT WAS DISCUSSED WITH REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF THE NTSB. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 BIRD STRIKE REPORT WAS FILED BY DAVID SLOSSON, SUPERVISOR, AIR TRAFFIC IN FORT WAYNE ON 09/20/04.