ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319924
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 2017 |
| Time: | 11:42 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | PSA Airlines |
| Registration: | N709PS |
| MSN: | 10165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8C5B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
| Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, MS (GPT/KGPT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PSA Airlines flight 5320, a Bombardier CRJ-701ER, N709PS, struck a deer during takeoff from runway 36C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), North Carolina, USA. The airplane sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the 48 passengers and crew onboard.
The airplane struck a deer with its right wing during the takeoff roll. The crew continued the takeoff and declared an emergency. Before returning to land, the flight crew conducted a low pass down runway 36R, for the airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) to inspect the damage. ARFF observed damage to the right wing and reported vapor coming from it. After landing on runway 36R, the flight crew elected to stop on the taxiway due to the fuel leak, where passengers were evacuated and bused them to the terminal. Post flight examination of the wing found damage substantial damage to the leading edge slats, slat tracks, flaps, and front spar of the right wing.
Probable Cause: collision with a deer during takeoff.
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| 27 June 2018 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | Harrisburg International Airport, PA (MDT/KMDT) | |
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| 26 March 2021 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | North Canton, Ohio | |
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