Last updated: 8 December 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Friday 24 March 2017 |
| Time: | 12:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Operator: | Boulder Capital Inc. |
| Registration: | N551BC |
| MSN: | 550-0242 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8575 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE), United States of America |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America |
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
Distance from San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
