# Incident 20061209026129I: Bombdr DHC8402, Redding, CA, December 9, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2006
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 40.5090° N, 122.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDDING RGNL (RDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5090&lon=-122.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406QX-2023-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8402
- People aboard: 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209026129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON EXTENDED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 (RDD) AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A LARGE BIRD (DUCK) AT APPROXIMATELY 200 KNOTS. LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH NO FLIGHT DECK SIGNS OF DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE LEFT NOSE AHEAD OF THE ICE PROBE. ICE PROBE WAS BENT AND NOSE GEAR LOCK WAS EXTENDED. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS BROKEN AFT OF AUX BATTERY DOOR. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED.

## Other reports on N406QX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071022825489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071022825489I), Oct 22, 2007: Bombdr DHC8402 (N406QX), Pasco, WA, No damage. (-23) Qxea flt 2268 pdx to boi was in cruise flight when the pilots noticed a severe reduction of power on the #1 engine. The engine was secured, procedures…

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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