# Incident 20110829020559I: Boeing 717-200, Orlando, FL, August 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2011, 10:55 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 28.4294° N, 81.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4294&lon=-81.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR700-715C130 (registry code 09497, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br700-715c130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717-200
- Reported engine: BMW ROLLS BR700-715C130
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829020559I

## Narrative

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

ON AUG 29, 2011 AT 10:55AM FLIGHT TRS 491 (717-200, N975AT) WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD DURING A 5 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCO).  THE BIRD STRUCK THE UPPER LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED ALONG THE UPPER LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

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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