# Incident 20091029050739I: Fairchild SA227-AC, Dutch Harbor, AK, October 29, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2009, 08:05 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Dutch Harbor
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 53.8898° N, 166.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutch Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8898&lon=-166.5422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41NE-2010-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091029050739I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ENROUTE FROM DUTCH HARBOR (DUT), ALASKA TO COLD BAY (CDB), ALASKA, AIRCRAFT (PENAIR FLIGHT 2501, SA227, N41NE) CENTER WIND SCREEN WAS IMPACTED BY A SEAGULL. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO COLD BAY DUE TO AIRPORT CONDITIONS AND FACILITIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN COLD BAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PENAIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE WIND SCREEN IAW SA227 MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND NO DEFECTS OR DAMAGE WERE NOTED. WIND SCREEN CLEANED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW PENAIR (PNSA) GMM PROCEDURES. PILOTS ACTIONS WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PNSA STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N41NE (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080118010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080118010589I), Jan 18, 2008: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), Unalaska, AK, No damage. (-23) On January 18, 2008, an airplane N41NE, SA-227 declared an emergency as a result of flight control failure. During taxiing in dutch harbor with 68 knots…
- [Incident 20040303003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303003429I), Mar 3, 2004: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), St Paul Island, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Penair flight 271, a part 121 domestic flight arrived at st. Paul, AK, after departing dillingham, AK, with ten passengers on board. Upon landing on the…
- [Incident 19960608018199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960608018199I), Jun 8, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: runway 6R center line light was out of socket. Left nose landing gear wheel hit light during takeoff. Crew aborted takeoff and returned to gate.…

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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