# Incident 20121213026679I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Bakersfield, CA, December 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2012, 15:21 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- 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/20121213026679I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ROLL FROM BFL RWY 30R, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS (TYPE UNKNOWN).  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REQUESTED TO RETURN TO BFL DUE TO VIBRATIONS FROM THE #1 OR LEFT ENGINE.  THE PIC DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT BFL. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED DAMAGE TO ENGINE FAN BLADES.

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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