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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Chantilly, VA · August 11, 2009

Date
August 11, 2009 · 20:38 local
Place
Chantilly, VA
Airport
Washington Dulles International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RAIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N834HK
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard
33
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,114 total6,864 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 08/11/2009 at 0038Z, pilot reported bird strike while on short final to runway 19L at 200 ft AGL. Additionally, reported that the nose gear was damaged and nose wheel steering was inoperative. Aircraft was towed off taxiway to the ramp. During the inspection damage was noted to the landing light assy, nose steering electrical cable, the radome was delaminated, there was dent to fuselage just aft of the nose landing gear, VHF antenna on under side of fuselage was cracked, and the #4 brake could not be cleaned of bird remains and required replacement. The right wing leading edge & right engine inlet ring cowl was also struck and no visual damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/11/2009 AT 0038Z, PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 19L AT 200 FT AGL. ADDITIONALLY, REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF TAXIWAY TO THE RAMP.DURING THE INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LANDING LIGHT ASSY, NOSE STEERING ELECTRICAL CABLE, THE RADOME WAS DELAMINATED, THERE WAS DENT TO FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, VHF ANTENNA ON UNDER SIDE OF FUSELAGE WAS CRACKED, AND THE #4 BRAKE COULD NOT BE CLEANED OF BIRD REMAINS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE & RIGHT ENGINE INLET RING COWL WAS ALSO STRUCK AND NO VISUAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.