What happened
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On April 23, 2010 at approximately 1335 hrs(UTC) aircraft N569RP, operating as CHQ6091 experienced a bird strike immediately after rotation from runway 23R at Raleigh-Durham international airport,NC(rdu). The crew reported that two canadian geese impacted the unpressurized area of the aircraft aft of the radome and forward of the windshield. The crew did not report any damage to the pitot probes/TAT2 probes. All system indications were normal and aircraft continued to cincinnati/northern Kentucky airport (cvg) where it landed without incident. Note: ATCT provided a warning to the crew of CHQ6091 of birds in the area prior to departure. A visual inspection revealed a 6" by 6" dent to the fuselage skin, aft of the radome and forward of the windshield, just to the right of the aircraft centerline. Evidence of a bird impact was also observed to the right main landing gear with no damage noted. The aircraft was ferried to port columbus international airport (cmh) for repairs.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 23, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1335 HRS(UTC) AIRCRAFT N569RP, OPERATING AS CHQ6091 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION FROM RUNWAY 23R AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,NC(RDU). THE CREW REPORTED THAT TWO CANADIAN GEESE IMPACTED THE UNPRESSURIZED AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE RADOME AND FORWARD OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CREW DID NOT REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE PITOT PROBES/TAT2 PROBES. ALL SYSTEM INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY AIRPORT (CVG) WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTE: ATCT PROVIDED A WARNING TO THE CREW OF CHQ6091 OF BIRDS IN THE AREA PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A 6" BY 6" DENT TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN, AFT OF THE RADOME AND FORWARD OF THE WINDSHIELD, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE. EVIDENCE OF A BIRD IMPACT WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CMH) FOR REPAIRS.
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