Bird strike Incident Boeing 737 MAX 8 PR-XMI, Sunday 12 May 2024
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Date:Sunday 12 May 2024
Time:12:45 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator:Gol Linhas Aéreas
Registration: PR-XMI
MSN: 43994/7626
Year of manufacture:2019
Engine model:CFMI CFM LEAP-1B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:Salvador International Airport, BA (SSA) -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL)
Destination airport:Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Gol flight G31868, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, suffered a collision with a bird during landing at Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SSA).

The aircraft was repaired and resumed regular service 29 hours after the incident.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

CENIPA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pr-xmi#352ad37d

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2024 11:48 ASN Added
22-May-2024 11:49 ASN Updated [Location, Narrative, ]

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