# Incident 20110904019659I: Boeing 737-8BK, Mendota, MN, September 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2011, 13:20 local time
- Place: Mendota, MN
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 44.8874° N, 93.1612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8874&lon=-93.1612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8BK (registry code 13844FG, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8bk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24 series (registry code 13044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8BK
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904019659I

## Narrative

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

ON DECENT INTO SEA AT ABOUT 12000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTER A BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED FOR VISUAL APPROACH TO 34L. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT AND TAXED TO GATE.AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE JUST BELOW THE NUMBER ONE FLIGHT DECK WINDOW.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AT THIS TIME AND MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED.

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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