Narrative:
The pilot reported that shortly after departure, during their initial climb, he heard a 'thump' and suspected a bird strike. The crew did not experience any control issues or anomalous behavior initially but continued to troubleshoot. As they were approaching 10,000 ft mean sea level, they noticed that the cabin altitude was also approaching 10,000 ft, so they leveled off and determined that they had a pressurization problem. After conferring with their flight operations and maintenance department, they notified air traffic control and diverted to a suitable airport and landed safely. Upon subsequent inspection it was revealed that a bird had penetrated the right side of the nose under the first officer's window. The impact ruptured the fuselage and resulted in substantial airframe damage.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 15 July 2022 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Raytheon Beechjet 400A |
| Operator: | Aircraft Management Group, Inc |
| Registration: | N400MX |
| MSN: | RK-509 |
| First flight: | 2007 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Brunswick-Glynco Jetport, GA (BQK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Brunswick-Glynco Jetport, GA (BQK/KBQK), United States of America |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), United States of America |
The pilot reported that shortly after departure, during their initial climb, he heard a 'thump' and suspected a bird strike. The crew did not experience any control issues or anomalous behavior initially but continued to troubleshoot. As they were approaching 10,000 ft mean sea level, they noticed that the cabin altitude was also approaching 10,000 ft, so they leveled off and determined that they had a pressurization problem. After conferring with their flight operations and maintenance department, they notified air traffic control and diverted to a suitable airport and landed safely. Upon subsequent inspection it was revealed that a bird had penetrated the right side of the nose under the first officer's window. The impact ruptured the fuselage and resulted in substantial airframe damage.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bird strikeForced landing on runway
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Distance from Brunswick-Glynco Jetport, GA to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 1026 km (641 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Brunswick-Glynco Jetport, GA to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 1026 km (641 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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