# Incident 20210713012919I: Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa CASA-212-200, Bethel, AK, July 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2021, 14:53 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas CASA-212-200 (registry code 2410304, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-casa-212-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-10 (registry code 29053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS SA CASA-212-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210713012919I

## Narrative

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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH DECENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET INTO BETHEL, ALASKA (PABE) ON 07/13/2021, A SEAGULL FLEW UP TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT FROM UNDERNEATH AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE NACELLE.  IT APPEARED TO HAVE MISSED THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE INTAKE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY.  THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING OUTBOARD OF THE NACELLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND INTERNAL RIBS, AND A DENT IN THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING LIP.   THE ENGINE TURBINE BLADES AND PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED.

## Other reports on N424CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19831207071719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207071719I), Dec 7, 1983: Casa C212 (N424CA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Strong gust of wind caused right wing tip to strike the ground. Taxiing to gate. ATC reported gust of 50 knots.

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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