Narrative:
Flight SW304 suffered a bird strike upon during the approach to Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia. The impact caused a large hole on the right hand side of the fuselage just in front of the wing.
» Flightradar24
accident date: 14-01-2016
type: Airbus A319-112
registration: V5-ANL
accident date: 14-01-2016
type: Airbus A319-112
registration: V5-ANL
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 14 January 2016 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-112 |
| Operator: | Air Namibia |
| Registration: | V5-ANL |
| MSN: | 3346 |
| First flight: | 2007-12-11 (8 years 1 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5B6/3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 110 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) ( Namibia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH), Namibia | |
| Flightnumber: | SW304 |
Flight SW304 suffered a bird strike upon during the approach to Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia. The impact caused a large hole on the right hand side of the fuselage just in front of the wing.
Sources:
» News.com.au» Flightradar24
Photos
accident date: 14-01-2016
type: Airbus A319-112
registration: V5-ANL
accident date: 14-01-2016
type: Airbus A319-112
registration: V5-ANL
Video, social media
This afternoon we had a bird strike upon landing. We landed peacefully & we are all fine!
@Prbeverlyangel
#GoodNews pic.twitter.com/sTGx3WYc0d
Ellen Angel (@pastor_ellen) 14 januari 2016Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport as the crow flies is 1575 km (984 miles).
Distance from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport as the crow flies is 1575 km (984 miles).
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