Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N622BR
9 March 2002 · Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 2002 at about 10:15 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N622BR, operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines, was involved in an accident near Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2B19
- Registration
- N622BR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Atlantic Coast Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dulles Airport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA02MA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Probable cause
the airplane's collision with two wild turkeys.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During its takeoff roll from runway 30 at Washington Dulles International Airport, Atlantic Coast Airways flight 7682, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, struck two wild turkeys. The captain aborted the takeoff at about 110 knots. None of the crewmembers or passengers was injured. The captain taxied the airplane back to the gate without further incident. A postflight inspection revealed that one turkey had struck the number-two engine intake and that the first officer's windshield had been cracked and the surrounding structure beneath it bent by another turkey. The second turkey penetrated the pressure bulkhead and entered the back of the instrument panel but did not penetrate either the windshield or its supporting structure. The area where the turkey penetrated the pressure bulkhead was not strengthened for bird impact, nor was it required to be. A comprehensive airport wildlife management system was in effect at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL-600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Rockville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Comair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 2003 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2003 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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