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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 400A · Houston, TX · July 31, 2009

Date: July 31, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Sugar Land Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N679SJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09IA481
Reported as: Beech 400A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D5
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total2,600 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N679SJRegistered now · Raytheon 400AS/N RK-168 Airframe modelRaytheon 400A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) On takeoff roll approximately 2000 ft down the runway pilots observed three birds (1 large 2 small) flying across the flight path from left to right. At least one bird made contact and immediately the right engine rolled back and the aircraft yawed to the right. Right engine and engine cowling destroyed. NTSB classified this as an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY PILOTS OBSERVED THREE BIRDS (1 LARGE 2 SMALL) FLYING ACROSS THE FLIGHT PATH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. AT LEAST ONE BIRD MADE CONTACT AND IMMEDIATELY THE RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT ENGINE AND ENGINE COWLING DESTROYED. NTSB CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09IA481Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSugar Land, TXThe failure of the spinner following an unavoidable bird strike. Contributing to the incident were the inadequate engine bird strike certification requirements in place at the time the engine was certified.Jul 31, 2009 · Minor damage