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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech 400A · Sitka, AK · August 27, 2007

Date: August 27, 2007 · 17:15 local
Place: Sitka, AK
Airport: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N745TA
Reported as: Beech 400A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) After departing rwy 11 and during climb in VMC, the crew heard a loud bang, entered a right downwind for rwy 11, contacted the fss to inform them of the event. Did a low fly-by for visual evaluation of the landing gear. Landed without incident. Visual inspection of the aircraft revealed remnants of a bird or birds in the engine nacelle of the #2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING RWY 11 AND DURING CLIMB IN VMC, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG, ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 11, CONTACTED THE FSS TO INFORM THEM OF THE EVENT. DID A LOW FLY-BY FOR VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED REMNANTS OF A BIRD OR BIRDS IN THE ENGINE NACELLE OF THE #2 ENGINE.