Narrative:
Horizon Air as flight 2337, a DHC-8, N402QX, struck a bird during climb out from Boise Airport (KBOI), Idaho. After the collision, the flight crew saw visual evidence of the bird remains on the left wing, determined there were no indications of control problems, and decided to continue to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Washington, where the flight landed with no further incident.
Postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that the the bird impact had partially severed the left wing leading edge composite structure and cracked the front spar web.
Probable Cause: a bird strike during climb out.
Normal landing
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 29 October 2019 |
| Time: | 14:33 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Operator: | Horizon Air |
| Registration: | N402QX |
| MSN: | 4032 |
| First flight: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 43991 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 80 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Boise, ID ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Boise Airport, ID (BOI/KBOI), United States of America |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 2337 |
Horizon Air as flight 2337, a DHC-8, N402QX, struck a bird during climb out from Boise Airport (KBOI), Idaho. After the collision, the flight crew saw visual evidence of the bird remains on the left wing, determined there were no indications of control problems, and decided to continue to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Washington, where the flight landed with no further incident.
Postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that the the bird impact had partially severed the left wing leading edge composite structure and cracked the front spar web.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: a bird strike during climb out.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bird strikeNormal landing
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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 Boise Airport, ID to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 637 km (398 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Boise Airport, ID to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 637 km (398 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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