ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220729
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| Date: | Friday 12 October 2018 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Air |
| Registration: | N427QX |
| MSN: | 4156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 72 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A DHC-8-400 aircraft operated by Horizon Air, was conducting flight QXE2266 from Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA), WA to Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC with 4 crew members and 68 passengers on board. During the final approach to land at CYVR during the hours of darkness, the flight crew observed a large flock of Canadian geese passing in front of the aircraft. In order to avoid hitting the birds, the flight crew pitch the aircraft up and executed a missed approach. Still, the aircraft struck several birds, causing damage to the right wing inboard leading edge. The flight crew declared an emergency, and requested vectors to return to land. ARFF responded and the aircraft landed without further incident. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft was back in service after 36 hours.
Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2019 13:32 | harro | Added |
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