# Incident 20130705012959I: Israel Aerospace Industriesltd G200, San Jose, CA, July 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2013, 06:02 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZDVA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aerospace Industriesltd G200 (registry code 4500105, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aerospace-industriesltd-g200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A (registry code 52165, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIESLTD G200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW306A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705012959I

## Narrative

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

AT 0600 ON THE MORNING OF JULY 5, 2013, AIRCRAFT N819AP STRUCK A LARGE BIRD AT 15,000 FEET ON CLIME OUT, TWENTY-FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JOSE AIRPORT. THE PILOTS DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO SAN JOSE AIRPORT.

THE LEFT ENGINE HAD A DENT IN THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE COWLING. THE BIRD STRIKE HAD CAUSED FOUR FAN BLADES TO GO OFF TRACK AND SIX BLADES ARE KNOWN TO BE DAMAGED. THE LEFT ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A LOANER ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHTS WITH NO COMPLICATIONS.

THE PILOTS INITIATED A BIRD/WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT, NUMBER 2013-7-5-10485.

## Other reports on N819AP (1)

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

- [Incident 20110906021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110906021509I), Sep 6, 2011: Israel Aerospace Industriesltd G200 (N819AP), East Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck an ILS hold sign for taxiway lima while being guided to a parking area by contracted ground personnel.

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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