20080310011399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Salt Lake City, UT · March 10, 2008

Date
March 10, 2008 · 20:00 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N581SW
Reported as
EMB EMB120ER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW118B
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On approach to slc, the aircraft struck numerous birds. Damage was to: 1) left wing tip light lens, 2) lower left nacelle skin, 3) the oil cooler scoop skins, 4) center section leading edge, 5) fuselage to wing fairing, 6) aux spar web. The aircraft landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO SLC, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK NUMEROUS BIRDS. DAMAGE WAS TO: 1) LEFT WING TIP LIGHT LENS, 2) LOWER LEFT NACELLE SKIN, 3) THE OIL COOLER SCOOP SKINS, 4) CENTER SECTION LEADING EDGE, 5) FUSELAGE TO WING FAIRING, 6) AUX SPAR WEB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.