ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217806
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 November 2018 |
| Time: | c. 13:22 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8509U |
| MSN: | 36925/6158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) |
| Fort Myers-Southwest Florida Regional Airport, FL (RSW/KRSW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN1486 returned to land at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, USA after suffering a bird strike.
The Boeing 737-800 took off from runway 28R at 13:20 hours local time. After reaching 9000 feet in the climb, the crew elected to turn back since the aircraft had suffered a bird strike. The aircraft landed safely at 13:44.
A photo from the incident shows a bird embedded in the leading edge of what appears to be the horizontal stabilizer.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn1486#1e8de5d1
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1486/history/20181114/1820Z/KPIT/KPIT
Media:
Our flight to Ft MYERS from Pittsburgh this 😳goose is cooked #birdstrike pic.twitter.com/ESMOhW4Qs1
— Christine Florijan (@CFlorijan) November 14, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2018 20:37 | harro | Added |
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