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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Yakima, WA · January 3, 2012

Date
January 3, 2012 · 16:54 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Airport
Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N405QX
Reported as
Bombardier DHC-8-402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
People aboard
78
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 03, 2012 while on short final to ykm, N405QX struck a flock of 4 or 5 canadian geese at approximately 100 - 200 feet above the runway. Damage was sustained to three blades of the left hand propeller and propeller spinner.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 03, 2012 WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO YKM, N405QX STRUCK A FLOCK OF 4 OR 5 CANADIAN GEESE AT APPROXIMATELY 100 - 200 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THREE BLADES OF THE LEFT HAND PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SPINNER.

Other reports on N405QX · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.