Narrative:
The aircraft, during a night takeoff, had reached a speed of 110 kts (Vr), when it struck a flock of seagulls approximately 700 m from the threshold of runway 16 L.
The right engine ingested a bird or parts and quit. The left engine, also due to the effects of the bird strike, experienced overheating. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff, controlled the speed and left the runway on taxiway 7.
Cause:
During takeoff at night, of a commercial flight, impact and ingestion of birds or parts thereof, which caused the right engine to stall and the left engine to overheat, resulting in the pilot aborting the takeoff run.
Contributing factor:
- Night takeoff
Bird strike
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 18 October 2001 |
| Time: | 05:47 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA |
| Operator: | Hawk Air, S.A. |
| Registration: | LV-WNC |
| MSN: | AT-036 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10UA-511G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA (BHI) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA (BHI/SAZB), Argentina |
| Neuquén Airport, NE (NQN/SAZN), Argentina |
The aircraft, during a night takeoff, had reached a speed of 110 kts (Vr), when it struck a flock of seagulls approximately 700 m from the threshold of runway 16 L.
The right engine ingested a bird or parts and quit. The left engine, also due to the effects of the bird strike, experienced overheating. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff, controlled the speed and left the runway on taxiway 7.
Probable Cause:
Cause:
During takeoff at night, of a commercial flight, impact and ingestion of birds or parts thereof, which caused the right engine to stall and the left engine to overheat, resulting in the pilot aborting the takeoff run.
Contributing factor:
- Night takeoff
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Rejected takeoffBird strike
Runway mishap
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA to Neuquén Airport, NE as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA to Neuquén Airport, NE as the crow flies is 518 km (324 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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