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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: GeoffSM1 on September 16, 2016, 09:10:47 AM

Title: Lufthansa flight LH1820, an Airbus A320: bird strike
Post by: GeoffSM1 on September 16, 2016, 09:10:47 AM

Lufthansa flight LH1820, an Airbus A320, suffered a bird hit while descending through 5000 feet towards Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain.
The bird, identified as a Cinereous vulture, became wedged between the nose cone and the pount where the cone it attached to the fuselage. The aircraft landed safely on runway 24L at 12:00 hours local time.

http://www.elmundo.es/baleares/2016/09/15/57da998e268e3e2c718b45f4.html

Title: Re: Lufthansa flight LH1820, an Airbus A320: bird strike
Post by: Chilly on October 19, 2016, 10:28:04 AM

It's awful! I feel sorry for the bird ... But this happens often. The bird was strong. Plane in trouble  :-o