# Incident 20061101024879I: Cndair CL6002B19, Great Falls, MT, November 1, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2006, 18:25 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 43
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061101024879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/01/2006, SKYWEST FLIGHT 6561 (DEN/GTF), AIRCRAFT N945SW STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON FINAL APPROACH INTO GTF. A SUBSEQUENT BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY SKYWEST MAINTENANCE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SKYWEST OBTAINED AND COMPLIED WITH TIME LIMITED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM BOMBARDIER, AND FERRIED AIRCRAFT N945SW TO SLC FOR PERMANENT 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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