# Incident 20201206020419I: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, Sacramento, CA, December 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2020, 09:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 38.6954° N, 121.5908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO INTL (SMF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6954&lon=-121.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642QX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642QX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201206020419I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH TO SACRAMENTO (SMF).WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING HAS A 12 INCH CRACK. LH INBOARD FLAP HAS LEADING EDGE CRACK. LH L/E SLAT DENTED.LH MLG DOOR AND TORQUE TUBE DAMAGED. #2 ENGINE HAD BIRD IMPACT BYPASS FAN.

## Other reports on N642QX (1)

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

- [Incident 20250324001949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250324001949I), Mar 24, 2025: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (N642QX), Boise, ID, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Sfo-boi. After landing and autobrake release, toe brakes pulsated to a skid until stop. No caution/fault messages of any kind. Brakes…

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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