bakutteh
28th Apr 2012, 23:07
A Reuters report on April 25 :
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a
JetBlue flight bound for Florida to make an emergency return to
Westchester Airport, the airline said on Wednesday, the second
such incident at a New York area airport in less than two weeks.
Flight 571, scheduled for a 6:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday departure
from the West Harrison, New York airport for West Palm Beach,
encountered the birds shortly after takeoff, according to a
JetBlue statement.
"Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the
passengers and crew onboard, the captain elected to return to
the gate," the JetBlue statement said.
None of the 54 customers or 4 crew members aboard the
Embraer 190 aircraft was injured, the airline said.
The flight landed safely and the passengers were reboarded
onto another aircraft that departed for West Palm Beach at 8:25
p.m., arriving in West Palm Beach at about midnight, the airline
said.
JetBlue did not confirm how many or what kind of birds were
involved. Westchester Airport spokesmen were not immediately
available for comment.
Last week, a bird strike shortly after takeoff forced a Delta
Air Lines flight to make an emergency return to New York's John
F. Kennedy International Airport.
According to the FAA's website, wildlife strikes are not
uncommon, with an average of 26 strikes a day in recent years.
I guess the mods may bump this off to the spotters corner, but incidences like this are becoming all too common. We often have ATCs and ATIS information advising " exercise caution, bird activity in the vicinity ". Yeah, right exercise caution...not at 100 ft AGL on a runway/ obstacle limited takeoff or landing when the flocks suddenly appear out of nowhere. If it were the migratory flocks, they may be visible whereby takeoffs could be delayed and landing approaches aborted. If the flocks just soared up from nearby forested areas, then it's no telling how much damage they can cause.
Airport authorities make a big show of the ways of scaring away birds, but are they proactive and doing enough?
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a
JetBlue flight bound for Florida to make an emergency return to
Westchester Airport, the airline said on Wednesday, the second
such incident at a New York area airport in less than two weeks.
Flight 571, scheduled for a 6:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday departure
from the West Harrison, New York airport for West Palm Beach,
encountered the birds shortly after takeoff, according to a
JetBlue statement.
"Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the
passengers and crew onboard, the captain elected to return to
the gate," the JetBlue statement said.
None of the 54 customers or 4 crew members aboard the
Embraer 190 aircraft was injured, the airline said.
The flight landed safely and the passengers were reboarded
onto another aircraft that departed for West Palm Beach at 8:25
p.m., arriving in West Palm Beach at about midnight, the airline
said.
JetBlue did not confirm how many or what kind of birds were
involved. Westchester Airport spokesmen were not immediately
available for comment.
Last week, a bird strike shortly after takeoff forced a Delta
Air Lines flight to make an emergency return to New York's John
F. Kennedy International Airport.
According to the FAA's website, wildlife strikes are not
uncommon, with an average of 26 strikes a day in recent years.
I guess the mods may bump this off to the spotters corner, but incidences like this are becoming all too common. We often have ATCs and ATIS information advising " exercise caution, bird activity in the vicinity ". Yeah, right exercise caution...not at 100 ft AGL on a runway/ obstacle limited takeoff or landing when the flocks suddenly appear out of nowhere. If it were the migratory flocks, they may be visible whereby takeoffs could be delayed and landing approaches aborted. If the flocks just soared up from nearby forested areas, then it's no telling how much damage they can cause.
Airport authorities make a big show of the ways of scaring away birds, but are they proactive and doing enough?