Bombardier DHC-8-402 N422QX

Summary

On 8 November 2010 at about 22:07 local time, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 registered N422QX, operated by Horizon Air Industries Inc, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 77 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 November 2010 at 22:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Los Angeles International (LAX)

Coordinates

34.2364, -118.3397

Aircraft

Bombardier DHC-8-402

Registration

N422QX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Horizon Air Industries Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redding → Los Angeles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA042

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

During the approach to land, the flight crew reported a bird strike to the leading edge of the right wing. The crew declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing at their destination. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed a 12-inch-diameter hole in the leading edge of the right wing centered between the right engine nacelle and the right wing tip. The damaged area was covered in bird remains, which were identified as the remains of a Common Loon (Gavia immer). The average weight for the species is about 10.9 pounds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.