ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386117
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 2001 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Leavitt Enterprises Inc. |
| Registration: | N9940F |
| MSN: | 340-0173 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5429 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSO 520 NB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamosa, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cedar City Airport, UT (CDC/KCDC) |
| Alamosa, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had just passed over the airport at 9500 feet mean sea level and entered the downwind leg for the approach to runway 20. At that moment he encountered a flock of large birds that flew up from below. One bird struck the leading edge of the right wing at approximately 3 feet inboard of the tip tank. The pilot declared an emergency and landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing's leading edge, skin, wing spar and auxiliary fuel cells. At the time of the accident, winds were light and variable at 3 knots. The bird was identified as an adult sand hill crane.
Probable Cause: The in-flight collision with a large bird during downwind approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA073
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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