Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 3 May 2001
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator: Impulse Airlines
Registration Number: VH-IMH
Location: Cooma Airport, NSW (OOM) – ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Right EngineRight Engine
Category: Accident
A Beech 1900D aircraft experienced an unexpected acceleration to V1 due to a flock of wood ducks crossing its path. The crew rejected take-off, resulting in six wood ducks impacting the aircraft and causing damage to the right engine and wing. Minor damage was observed to the left engine oil cooler.A Beech 1900D aircraft experienced an unexpected acceleration to V1 due to a flock of wood ducks crossing its path. The crew rejected take-off, resulting in six wood ducks impacting the aircraft and causing damage to the right engine and wing. Minor damage was observed to the left engine oil cooler.

Description

The Beech 1900D (B1900) accelerated to V1 (111 kts), when the crew noticed a flock of wood ducks crossing their path. At the same time there was a loss of aircraft performance so the crew rejected the take-off. The aircraft was brought to a stop without further incident. Six wood ducks had impacted the aircraft in the vicinity of the right engine and caused extensive damage to the right engine and wing. Minor damage was evident in the left engine oil cooler. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority required airports handling aircraft of thirty seats capacity or larger to have a recorded bird hazard management program. At the time of the occurrence, Cooma airport had regular scheduled services by aircraft that did not exceed nineteen persons, however during the ski season aircraft with a capacity exceeding thirty persons operated into Cooma. Bird dispersal control had been applied early in the morning, approximately twelve hours before the B1900’s departure.

Source of Information

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2001/aair/aair200101952/https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2001/aair/aair200101952/

Primary Cause

Unexpected acceleration to V1 due to bird crossing the path of the aircraft.Unexpected acceleration to V1 due to bird crossing the path of the aircraft.

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