Skywest CRJ7 at Aspen on Oct 14th 2021, bird strike

Last Update: October 15, 2021 / 16:22:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 13, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
UA-4791

Departure
Aspen, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N779SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N779SK performing flight UA-4791 from Aspen,CO to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was climbing out of Aspen's runway 33 when upon contacting departure the crew they had received a bird strike onto the windshield with no damage. The crew continued the climb, however, stopped the climb at FL220 reporting the windshield had cracked. The crew decided to divert to Grand Junction,CO (USA) for a safe landing about 75 minutes after departure.

A runway inspection found the remains of a small bird on the runway.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO", the aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 13, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
UA-4791

Departure
Aspen, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N779SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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