ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320837
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 December 2012 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways Express |
| Registration: | N411ZW |
| MSN: | 7569 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26288 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 48 km SW of New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A CRJ-200 operated by Air Wisconsin as US Airways Express flight 3852, experienced a bird strike while descending through 7,000 feet on approach to the New York La Guardia Airport. The bird strike occured about 30 miles southwest of the airport, at an airspeed of 200 knots. The crew continued the approach and made a normal landing. Weather at the time of the event was night visual conditions. There were no injuries to the 3 crewmembers or 50 passengers.
Structural damage was found on skin panels, bulkheads, stringers, frames, nose landing gear support structure, ADG enclosure, leading edges, and piccolo ducts. The forward pressure bulkhead was dented, deformed, and punctured in several areas, affecting the structural strength of the bulkhead and require major repair or replacement, thereby qualifying as substantial damage.
The species of bird was identified as Snow Goose by the Smithsonian Institution bird hazard laboratory.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertant birdstrike on approach."
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photo (c) NTSB; New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA); 05 December 2012; (publicdomain)
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