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Accident and Serious Incident Reports: BS
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| Category: | Bird Strike | 
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Definition
A selection of reports relating to accidents and serious incidents which involved a Bird Strike.
The accident and serious incident reports are grouped together below in subcategories according to phase of flight.
Departure
- B703, Sydney Australia, 1969 (BS RE): On 1 December 1969, a Pan Am Boeing 707-320, on take off from Sydney Australia, ran into a flock of gulls just after V1 with loss of thrust on engine 2 followed by a decision to reject the take off, which resulted in over running the end of the runway by 170m and substantial aircraft damage.
- B741, London Heathrow UK, 1997 (BS): On 6 December 1997, a British Airways Boeing 747-100, departing from London Heathrow airport, had an engine bird strike just after take off, causing substantial damage and falling debris.
- B752, vicinity Cincinnati KY USA, 1999 (BS): On 22 February 1999, a Boeing B757 operated by Delta Air Lines, penetrated a large flock of Starlings during takeoff from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Covington, Kentucky. The bird strike resulted in damage to both engines but with no effect on the control of the airplane which made an uneventful return to land.
- B763, Gatwick UK, 1999 (AW BS): On 18 October 1999, a Boeing 767-300 encountered a flock of wood pigeons, at 450 feet agl after take off from London Gatwick, and the ingestion of one caused sufficient distress to the left engine for it to be shut down and an air turn back made; it was subsequently concluded that the degree of damage caused was inconsistent with the applicable requirements of engine certification.
- CRJ2, Washington Dulles VA USA, 2002 (BS): On March 9, 2002, a Bombardier CRJ 200 ER, operating by Atlantic Coast Airlines, experienced a bird strike while initiating a takeoff roll at Washington Dulles International Airport. The airplane sustained damage to the number-two engine inlet and loss of windshield integrity together with a structural damage to a section of fuselage skin just below the windshield seal on the first officer's side.
- C310, vicinity Wolf Point MT USA, 2000 (BS LOC): On 25 May 2000, a Richland Aviation Cessna 310R on a positioning flight ran into a flock of geese at about 600 feet agl after take off , one of which smashed through the windscreen, and the aircraft crashed near Wolf Point MT USA.
- F100, vicinity La Guardia NY USA, 2003 (BS): On 4 September 2003, an American Airlines Fokker F100 hit five Canada Geese, just after becoming airborne from La Guardia airport USA, with resultant failure of the No 2 engine and substantial airframe damage. The aircraft carried out an uneventful diversion to New York JFK.
- B763, Melbourne Australia, 2006 (BS): On 3 October 2006, a Boeing 767-300, departing from Melbourne Australia, ran into a flock of gulls at rotation with evident ingestion and damage to the left engine which, upon review, the flight crew considered did not justify a return to land and the intended internal flight was completed.
- A320, Hudson River New York USA, 2009 (BS): On 15 January 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in the Hudson River, New York, shortly after departure from La Guardia airport having lost both engines following a multiple bird strike.
En Route
- C172, McKinney TX USA, 2003 (BS LOC): On 8 July 2003, a Cessna 172S on an instructional flight hit a vulture which caused significant structural damage to the left wing. During the attempted forced landing which followed, control of the aircraft was lost and the aircraft crashed into terrain near McKinney TX USA.
Approach and Landing
- B763, London Heathrow, 1998 (BS): On 1 September 1998, a Boeing 767 had a bird strike with a large flock of geese moments before touchdown at London Heathrow airport, causing substantial damage.
- B734, Barcelona Spain, 2004 (AW BS RE): On 28 November 2004, a KLM Boeing B737 departed laterally from the runway on landing at Barcelona due to the effects on the nosewheel steering of a bird strike which had occurred as the aircraft took off from Amsterdam.
Related Articles
For all accident reports held on SKYbrary, see the main section on Accident Reports