# Accident 20080408013979A: Cndair CL6002B16, Colorado Sprin, CO, April 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8056° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8056&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N483BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B16
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080408013979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING RWY 17R, CLIMBING THROUGH 8000 TO 8500 MSL, (2000 TO 2500 AGL), HEADING 150, APPROX. 5 MILES FROM AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE OR MORE PELICANS. BIRD PARTS PENETRATED THE NOSE SKIN AND INSTRUMENT PANEL (THROUGH PRESSURE BULKHEAD) AND ENTERED COCKPIT. BIRD PARTS WERE ALSO INGESTED INTO BOTH ENGINES. LEFT ENGINE VIBRATED SIGNIFICANTLY. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH COS DEPARTURE AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AS IT WAS STILL PRODUCING THRUST AND AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVY (DESTINATION IAD). COS APPROACH CLEARED LANDING ON ANY RUNWAY. CREW CHOSE 17R. WIDE PATTERN FLOWN TO ASSESS AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND CONTROLLABILITY. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON LEFT THRUST REVERSER. CREW DISABLED LEFT TR. FORWARD VISIBILITY LIMITED DUE TO BIRD REMAINS ON WINDSCREEN (APPROX. 30% OF NORMAL VISIBILITY). LANDING SUCCESSFUL ON 17R. PETERSON AFB CRASH CREW AND COS AIRPORT OPERATIONS MET AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT SECURED IN COLORADO JET CENTER HANGAR. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME SEVEN MINUTES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA072), Apr 8, 2008: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (N483BA), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the impact with a bird during initial takeoff climb.

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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