What happened
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On may 28th 2014 at 15:00 eastern daylight time, an Embraer E-135 aircraft, N299SK, registered to wells fargo bank and operated by chautauqua airlines, received substantial damage when it struck a large bird while maneuvering during a visual approach to runway 10 at the Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport (ktvc). Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 121 with a flight plan. The 4 crew members and 41 passengers were not injured. The flight originated from chicago o? Hare airport (ord).
According to the pilot, chautauqua flt 5325 was approximately 10 miles to the south west of Traverse City Michigan's Cherry Capital Airport, setting up for a visual approach to runway 10. At approximately 3,500 feet in the descent, they struck a large bird. The bird impacted just below the windshield on the first officer?s side. It punctured a hole just below the windshield and through the wall just above and to the left of the first officer's feet. The first officer's windscreen was covered in bird remains and he was unable to see clearly through it. The aircraft landed without further incident and subsequently deplaned all passengers at the gate.
Weather report at the tvc airport at 19:00 UTC was: wind 030 degrees at 9 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, bkn 240, temp 17C dew point 08C and altimeter 3007.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 28TH 2014 AT 15:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EMBRAER E-135 AIRCRAFT, N299SK, REGISTERED TO WELLS FARGO BANK AND OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT THE TRAVERSE CITY, CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT (KTVC). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 121 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THE 4 CREW MEMBERS AND 41 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHICAGO O? HARE AIRPORT (ORD).
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, CHAUTAUQUA FLT 5325 WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TO THE SOUTH WEST OF TRAVERSE CITY MICHIGAN'S CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, SETTING UP FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10. AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET IN THE DESCENT, THEY STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. THE BIRD IMPACTED JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD ON THE FIRST OFFICER?S SIDE. IT PUNCTURED A HOLE JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD AND THROUGH THE WALL JUST ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S FEET. THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSCREEN WAS COVERED IN BIRD REMAINS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH IT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLANED ALL PASSENGERS AT THE GATE.
WEATHER REPORT AT THE TVC AIRPORT AT 19:00 UTC WAS: WIND 030 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, BKN 240, TEMP 17C DEW POINT 08C AND ALTIMETER 3007.
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