SITKA, Alaska - A windshield cracked by an errant goose prompted a Las Vegas-bound America West plane to make an unscheduled landing Friday evening at an airport here, officials said.
America West Flight 142 from Anchorage was an Airbus 319 carrying 112 passengers and five crew members, said Mark Hein, a US Airways spokesman in Phoenix.
After the goose hit the windshield, the pilot descended below 10,000 feet, then landed as a precaution, Hein said. No one aboard the plane was injured.
The plane landed in Sitka at 6:50 p.m. local time, said a Federal Aviation Administration operations officer in Renton.
The FAA officer, who declined to be identified, said such a landing was a common occurrence.
Doesn't sound like much fun. Glad no injuries reported.