Airbus A319-111 N924FR

Summary

On 15 November 2009 at about 00:00 local time, a Airbus A319-111 registered N924FR, operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. 130 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 November 2009 at 00:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Kansas City International (MCI)

Coordinates

39.2978, -94.7139

Aircraft

Airbus A319-111

Registration

N924FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Frontier Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → Denver

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN10IA053

Nobody was injured.

The in-flight engine ingestion of one or more Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff as it was climbing through 4,260 feet at 252 knots. The right engine spooled down to flight idle. When the crew attempted to advance the throttle, there were a series of compressor stalls. Passengers said they saw fireballs being ejected from the engine. The crew declared an emergency, returned to the airport, and landed uneventfully. The bird remains were identified as Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) with an average weight of 5.3 pounds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.