ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165353
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| Date: | 10-AUG-2010 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145XR |
| Owner/operator: | ExpressJet Airlines |
| Registration: | N14105 |
| MSN: | 145649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 miles North of Salt Lake City Intn\'l Airport, UT (SLC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |
| Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for the destination airport, the flying pilot transferred his focus from the instrument panel to outside the airplane. Immediately thereafter, he noticed a flock/formation of large birds directly ahead. With the airplane in such close proximity of the birds, he had no time to take evasive action. One of the birds impacted the airplane just aft of the nose cone. The bird, which was later tentatively identified as a White Pelican, penetrated the airplane's skin and entered the forward avionics bay. Neither flightcrew member had seen the birds in time for evasive action to be taken.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern during a visual approach.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2014 06:30 | Katonk2014 | Added |
| 05-Dec-2015 20:04 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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