ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319903
| Date: | Friday 24 March 2017 |
| Time: | 12:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Owner/operator: | Boulder Capital Inc. |
| Registration: | N551BC |
| MSN: | 550-0242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8575 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during approach a goose struck the airplane's left horizontal stabilizer. The airplane continued the approach and landed without further incident.
A post-accident examination revealed the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer.
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a goose during approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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