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Delta flight from Florida with 43 passengers on board makes an emergency landing at JFK after bird strike completely caves in the nose of the plane

* Delta Airbus A319 was travelling from Palm Beach Airport in Florida to LaGuardia Airport in New York
* Bird hit the nose of the aircraft as it traveled just outside of New York City, damaging the plane's radar equipment
* Pilots performed an emergency landing at nearby John F. Kennedy Airport, safely landing all 43 passengers on board

A Delta flight from Florida has been forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York after a bird strike damaged the front of the aircraft.

The Airbus A319, which was carrying 43 passengers, was en route to nearby LaGuardia Airport from Palm Beach on Monday evening when the incident occurred. 

The front cone of the aircraft, which protects the plane's radar equipment, was bent out of shape when it was hit by a flock of birds, prompting pilots to make the emergency landing.

The Airbus managed to touch down safely at JFK around 7pm. No passengers or crew were injured in the incident.

Pilots initially believed that heavy hail may have been responsible for the damage, before they determined that birds were the likely cause.

After the safe landing, ABC7 filmed vision of the plane on the tarmac, which showed its front cone completely pushed in.

The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the accident.

Bird strikes are uncommon in the New York City area - but they cause serious damage to planes flying in midair.

Back in 2009, a US Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters along the Hudson River after the plane lost engine power after being struck by a flock of Canada Geese following take-off from LaGuardia.

 All 155 people on board the aircraft were safely evacuated onto boats, prompting the event to be dubbed 'The Miracle on the Hudson'.

The National Transportation Safety Board dubbed the landing the 'most successful ditching in aviation history', and hailed pilot - Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger - a hero.

A feature film based on the event was released in 2016. The blockbuster, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, featured Tom Hanks in the lead role.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8498523/Delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-JFK-bird-strike.html

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Wow that is scary stuff there of course I think flying is scary stuff to begin with - I don't fly and wouldn't unless someone dragged me onto the plane.  Well at least everyone is ok.

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Delta flight from Florida with 43 passengers on board makes an emergency landing at JFK after bird strike completely caves in the nose of the plane

* Delta Airbus A319 was travelling from Palm Beach Airport in Florida to LaGuardia Airport in New York
* Bird hit the nose of the aircraft as it traveled just outside of New York City, damaging the plane's radar equipment
* Pilots performed an emergency landing at nearby John F. Kennedy Airport, safely landing all 43 passengers on board

A Delta flight from Florida has been forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York after a bird strike damaged the front of the aircraft.

Whoa!!

The Airbus A319, which was carrying 43 passengers, was en route to nearby LaGuardia Airport from Palm Beach on Monday evening when the incident occurred. 

The front cone of the aircraft, which protects the plane's radar equipment, was bent out of shape when it was hit by a flock of birds, prompting pilots to make the emergency landing.

The Airbus managed to touch down safely at JFK around 7pm. No passengers or crew were injured in the incident.

Pilots initially believed that heavy hail may have been responsible for the damage, before they determined that birds were the likely cause.

After the safe landing, ABC7 filmed vision of the plane on the tarmac, which showed its front cone completely pushed in.

The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the accident.

Bird strikes are uncommon in the New York City area - but they cause serious damage to planes flying in midair.

Back in 2009, a US Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters along the Hudson River after the plane lost engine power after being struck by a flock of Canada Geese following take-off from LaGuardia.

 All 155 people on board the aircraft were safely evacuated onto boats, prompting the event to be dubbed 'The Miracle on the Hudson'.

The National Transportation Safety Board dubbed the landing the 'most successful ditching in aviation history', and hailed pilot - Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger - a hero.

A feature film based on the event was released in 2016. The blockbuster, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, featured Tom Hanks in the lead role.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8498523/Delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-JFK-bird-strike.html

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Unbelievable. I heard of this before, but haven't heard of it happening in real time for a long time.

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