# Accident 20140528007079A: Embraer EMB-135KL, Traverse City, MI, May 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 44.7417° N, 85.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7417&lon=-85.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299SK-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135KL
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528007079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA262), May 28, 2014: Embraer EMB 135KL (N299SK), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during the descent to land, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N299SK (1)

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

- [Incident 20030129006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030129006039I), Jan 29, 2003: Emb EMB135KL (N299SK), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) Chautauqua airlines inc. (chqa) flight 5758 enroute from pit to stl diverted without incident to ind due to a low hydraulic indication. Chqa maintenance…

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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