# Incident 20171009016399I: Bombardier, CL-600-2D24, Wilmington, NC, October 9, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2017, 20:08 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Wilmington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILMINGTON INTL (ILM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER, CL-600-2D24
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,323 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171009016399I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL N598NN STRUCK A COYOTE CROSSING RUNWAY 24  AT APPROXIMATELY 140 KNOTS. THE CREW CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER THEY WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE FIELD.  ONCE AIRBORNE THE CREW RECEIVED THE "WOW INPUT" CAUTION MESSAGE.  THE CREW PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE QRH PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO ILM.  DURING THE LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 90 KNOTS THE CREW NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION.  THE CAPTAIN STATED, DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING WAS USED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON RUNWAY 24 WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED.  INSPECTION OF AIRPLANE REVEALED THE COYOTE IMPACTED THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE AND DAMAGED THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS AND BROKE THE APEX PIN.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.

## Other reports on N598NN (1)

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

- [Incident 20231014011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014011499I), Oct 14, 2023: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24 (N598NN), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. On October 14, 2023, at approximately 09:05 pm EDT., [privacy data omitted], aircraft [privacy data omitted], rejected takeoff below 80 knots due to smoke in…

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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