ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77571
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| Date: | Friday 1 November 1996 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk |
| Owner/operator: | TW‑2 NAS Kingsville, US Navy |
| Registration: | 163627 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kingsville, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Kingsville (KNQI) |
| NAS Kingsville (KNQI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Encountered flock of birds at the 90 in the landing pattern at night. Birdstrike, engine ingested multiple ducks. Broke a fan blade resulting in catastrophic engine failure/loss of power.
Instructor initiated ejection. Student pilot was seriously injured when his canopy MDC cord failed to fire. Instructor pilot suffered only minor injuries.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
http://www.caller2.com/2000/august/11/today/local_ne/1617.html (side box)
http://www.dipity.com/timeline/Bird-Strike/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 07-Aug-2011 00:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2022 19:52 | jeidmannj | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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