# Incident 20161006019909I: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE, Newark, NJ, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 16:35 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark Liberty International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (EWR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 SE
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 5,765 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006019909I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 06, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1634 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (2034Z), N643RW, AN EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SE MODEL AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO BIRDS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE.

UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 3569 WAS DEPARTING NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (EWR) ENROUTE TO TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA (YYZ).  DURING CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 4R AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) THE CREW REPORTED STRIKING TWO LARGE BIRDS CAUSING AN AIR SPEED INDICATOR SPLIT OF 3-4 KNOTS. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CREW REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO EWR, LANDING SAFELY.  ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE NORMALLY WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. AN APPROPRIATE FLIGHT PLAN AND COMPANY WEATHER BRIEFING EXISTED FOR THIS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. N643RW IS REGISTERED TO SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP AND LEASED TO REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC.

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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