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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 2017 |
| Time: | 12:12 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-AKX |
| MSN: | 6555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527E-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 135 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Royal Nepal Airlines flight RA206 suffered a bird strike while on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal.
A bird struck and damaged the nose radome.
Sources:
http://skydiarynepal.org/nepal-airlines-airbus-suffers-bird-strike-upon-landing/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9n-akx#f9134ad
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/99157355/plane-damaged-after-hitting-an-eagle-while-flying-into-kathmandu-nepal
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 2015 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
sub |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 14 September 2016 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 26 September 2016 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | 27nm Southwest of Kathmandu | |
min |
Location
Media:
The Nepali flagship carrier #Nepal Airlines' #A320-200 with registration #9N-AKX has been grounded after being hit by an eagle in the #Kathmanu Airport on Saturday. The aircraft was en-route to Kathmandu from #NewDelhi with 135 passengers. #Aviation #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/RLoT3xuf9I
— Susheel Bhattarai (@sushbhattarai) November 20, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2017 11:07 | harro | Added |
| 20-Nov-2017 15:29 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 17-Dec-2017 21:21 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Dec-2017 21:21 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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