Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 October 2001
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVA
Owner/operator: Hawk Air, S.A.
Registration Number: LV-WNC
Location: Bah¡a Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport, BA (BHI) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right engine.Right engine.
Investigating Agency: JIAACJIAAC
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a night takeoff due to a bird strike resulting in engine damage. The aircraft aborted the takeoff and safely landed on taxiway 7.A commercial aircraft experienced a night takeoff due to a bird strike resulting in engine damage. The aircraft aborted the takeoff and safely landed on taxiway 7.
Description
The aircraft, during a night takeoff, had reached a speed of 110 kts (Vr), when it struck a flock of seagulls approximately 700 m from the threshold of runway 16 L. The right engine ingested a bird or parts and quit. The left engine, also due to the effects of the bird strike, experienced overheating. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff, controlled the speed and left the runway on taxiway 7. Cause: During takeoff at night, of a commercial flight, impact and ingestion of birds or parts thereof, which caused the right engine to stall and the left engine to overheat, resulting in the pilot aborting the takeoff run. Contributing factor: – Night takeoff
Primary Cause
Bird strike during takeoff.Bird strike during takeoff.Share on:
