20240920013719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Aspen, CO · September 20, 2024

Date
September 20, 2024 · 16:30 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1980Z
Reported as
Bombardier BD-100-1A10
Reported engine
Honeywell AS907-1-1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 16:30 MDT, privacy data omitted was on take-off roll to depart from ase on a ferry flight to ril (located 44 NM nw). At approximately 80 KTS, the pilot noticed two birds flash into the path of the aircraft. Pilot verified engine instruments were normal and departure was continued. Pilot noticed high frequency vibration from the #2 engine at high power settings during climb out. He confirmed engine indications were normal and continued the flight to ril. After landing and shutdown, evidence of bird ingestion was found on the number two engine nacelle and a blade on the first stage fan appeared to be bent. During follow-on maintenance, bird remains were found and a wild-life strike report (2024-09-24-011848) was submitted.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 MDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON TAKE-OFF ROLL TO DEPART FROM ASE ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO RIL (LOCATED 44 NM NW). AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KTS, THE PILOT NOTICED TWO BIRDS FLASH INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT VERIFIED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL AND DEPARTURE WAS CONTINUED. PILOT NOTICED HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION FROM THE #2 ENGINE AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS DURING CLIMB OUT. HE CONFIRMED ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO RIL. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION WAS FOUND ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE NACELLE AND A BLADE ON THE FIRST STAGE FAN APPEARED TO BE BENT. DURING FOLLOW-ON MAINTENANCE, BIRD REMAINS WERE FOUND AND A WILD-LIFE STRIKE REPORT (2024-09-24-011848) WAS SUBMITTED.