# Incident 20130119001299I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Eugene, OR, January 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2013, 18:09 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0521&lon=-123.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N436QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N436QX-2026-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 79
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130119001299I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 19, 2013, AT 1809 PST, DURING APPROACH INTO EUGENE (EUG) 16R AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACT WITH LARGE SWAN UNDER FIRST OFFICERS WINDSCREEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND 3 AREAS OF BIRD IMPACT: 1. BIRDSTRIKE WITH HOLE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET FORWARD OF FIRST OFFICES WINDSCREEN. 2. BIRDSTRIKE ON LEFT HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE WITH DENT. 3. BIRDSTRIKE ON RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE INBOARD OF ENGINE WITH NO DAMAGE.  WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE FREEZING FOG WITH .25 MILES OF VISIBILITY.

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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