Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 N34820

Summary

On 13 October 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 registered N34820, operated by Continental Express Inc., was involved in an accident near Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States. 29 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 October 2001 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Newark International Airport (EWR)

Coordinates

40.1992, -74.7792

Aircraft

Aerospatiale ATR 42-320

Registration

N34820

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Continental Express Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norfolk → Newark

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

NYC02LA008

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight at 5,000 feet, the flight crew experienced a loud bang and subsequent roll and yaw of the airplane. They also experienced severe buffeting and the autopilot disengaged. The flight crew then observed that the number two power lever was jammed in a 68 percent torque position, and the airplane was unstable about the roll axis. After the airplane landed uneventfully, maintenance personnel and a FAA inspector observed two large bird strikes to the right wing. There was damage to the right wing spar cap, outer spar, ribs, and lower skin aft of the spar. Additionally, the inspector noted damage to the area of center section control pulleys, and that the number two engine throttle control pulley was broken.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.