# Incident 20110602009339I: Boeing 737-3H4, Nashville, TN, June 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2011, 11:20 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640SW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-3H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-3B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110602009339I

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. INITIAL IMPACT WAS JUST ABOVE THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD. SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WAS ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE TOP. DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG AND TWO INCHES DEEP. THE CAPTAIN RETURNED TO THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.

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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