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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Embraer EMB-145XR · Salt Lake City, UT · August 10, 2010

Date: August 10, 2010 · 13:39 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N14105
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA395
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145XR
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard: 54
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total5,471 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N14105Registered now · Embraer EMB-145XRS/N 145649 · Built 2002 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145XR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 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.

The aircraft was at 11,000 feet and approximately 5 miles west of the airport on a downwind slowing from 280 knots to 190 knots. The flight crew was receiving vectors for the visual approach to 16R when the captain (flying pilot) looked up and saw at least six white birds, which some struck the aircraft penetrating the aircraft upper skin between the radome and captains windscreen damaging two stringers and four frames allowing the skin to peel aft. The captain lost his adc, rmu and the #1 transponder quit working. Crew declared an emergency, and control of the aircraft was transferred to the first officer. Aircraft landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 11,000 FEET AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT ON A DOWNWIND SLOWING FROM 280 KNOTS TO 190 KNOTS. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS RECEIVING VECTORS FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH TO 16R WHEN THE CAPTAIN (FLYING PILOT) LOOKED UP AND SAW AT LEAST SIX WHITE BIRDS, WHICH SOME STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT PENETRATING THE AIRCRAFT UPPER SKIN BETWEEN THE RADOME AND CAPTAINS WINDSCREEN DAMAGING TWO STRINGERS AND FOUR FRAMES ALLOWING THE SKIN TO PEEL AFT. THE CAPTAIN LOST HIS ADC, RMU AND THE #1 TRANSPONDER QUIT WORKING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE FIRST OFFICER. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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 WPR10LA395Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalt Lake City, UTAn in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern during a visual approach.Aug 10, 2010 · Substantial damage

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