# NTSB CEN25LA070: Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N438SW, Stringtown, MS, January 3, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: January 2, 2025, 18:54 local (Jan 3, 2025, 00:54 UTC)
- Place: Stringtown, MS · 5 N of arpt / 3000 ft
- Coordinates: 33.571986, -90.982267 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5720&lon=-90.9823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 33 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199509/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA070

## Probable cause

Bird strike.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2B19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=1390008), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-descent: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2B19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=1390008), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The captain reported that about 5 miles north of the destination airport, at 3,000 ft mean sea level, the flight encountered a flock of birds. Due to the night lighting condition, the flight crew did not see the birds until they struck the airplane. The impact caused the captain’s primary flight display (PFD) to become unusable. The first officer’s PFD and the standby instruments continued to operate normally. The engines were not affected, and the flight landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the forward fuselage including a bulkhead, a frame, and the skin. Additional damage to the radome, right winglet, and vertical stabilizer was minor. Seven samples examined by the Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab were identified as being from Greater White-Fronted Geese.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N438SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438SW), registered now, S/N 7574, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- Registry model: [Bombardier CL-600-2B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (registry code 1390008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7574
- Year built: 2001
- Airframe hours: 44083
- Engines: General Electric CF34-3B1 9200 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric CF34-3B1 9200 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Corporate Flight Management Inc, doing business as Contour Airlines
- Registered owner: Corporate Flight Management Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 24, 2024
- Departed: DFW, Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX
- Destination: GLH, Greenville, MS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: GLH, Greenville MId-Delta, runway 18L, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, waiver time limited special; last flight review August 23, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 21,267 total, 825 in this make and model, 14,092 as pilot in command, 92 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 14 in the last 24 hours
- Co-pilot; age 24; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2024; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 920 total, 104 in this make and model, 686 as pilot in command, 104 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 40° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Turbulence: Light
- Observed at: KGLH, 5 nm away
- METAR: METAR KGLH 030053Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3029

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250102000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250102000019A), Jan 2, 2025: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Greenville, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a flock of medium to large birds while on descent to the glh airport and sustained damage to the nose Cone, forward fuselage, leading edge of…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199509. 3.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18241572&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Report%20--%20CEN25LA070_redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photos (item 2, PDF, 7 pages, 979 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18242046&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos%20--%20CEN25LA070-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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