
Unfallbericht:
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.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Freitag 24 März 2017 |
| Zeit: | 12:47 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Boulder Capital Inc. |
| Kennzeichen: | N551BC |
| Werknummer: | 550-0242 |
| Baujahr: | 1979 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 8575 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
| Unfallort: | nahe Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Privat |
| Flug von: | San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE), USA |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), USA |
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:
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a goose during approach.
Accident investigation:
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Informationsquelle:
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Distance from San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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