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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 2022 |
| Time: | 11:11 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-251NX |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-RBA |
| MSN: | 8936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Istanbul -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) |
| Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pegasus Airlines flight PC1091, an Airbus A321neo, suffered a bird strike on departure from Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), Turkey.
The flight entered a holding pattern before safely landing back at SAW, 53 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/PGT1091/history/20220428/0800Z/LTFJ/LTFJ
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-rba#2ba6a095
Media:
The window view during our emergency landing today. Took off in Istanbul when a bird hit and broke one of the turbines a few mins into the flight. Amazing pilots made sure to get us down safely — and then on to Barcelona. Grateful is an understatement. 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/3Ds24sYMxi
— Stefanie Glinski (@stephglinski) April 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2022 16:21 | harro | Added |
| 28-Apr-2022 16:22 | harro | Updated [Cn, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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