Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 May 1979
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-1F8
Owner/operator: Royal Nepal Airlines
Registration Number: 9N-ABD
Location: Patna Airport (PAT) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 126
Component Affected: Pilot’s front windscreenPilot’s front windscreen
Category: Accident
Royal Nepal Airlines experienced a near-miss incident during a non-scheduled charter flight from Kathmandu to Patna. The aircraft sustained a vulture bird strike on the pilot’s windscreen, resulting in a serious impact with fragmented glass, leading to injuries to two cockpit crew members. The aircraft landed safely at Patna Airport.Royal Nepal Airlines experienced a near-miss incident during a non-scheduled charter flight from Kathmandu to Patna. The aircraft sustained a vulture bird strike on the pilot’s windscreen, resulting in a serious impact with fragmented glass, leading to injuries to two cockpit crew members. The aircraft landed safely at Patna Airport.
Description
Royal Nepal Airlines operated non-scheduled charter flight RA621 from Kathmandu, Nepal to Patna, India. The aircraft was on a visual approach for landing at Patna when it sustained a vulture bird strike on the pilot’s front windscreen. The aircraft, however, landed safely on runway 25 at Patna Airport. Two of the cockpit crew members were seriously injured by fragmented glass pieces released from the windscreen after impact with vulture.
Primary Cause
Vulture bird strike on the pilot’s windscreen.Vulture bird strike on the pilot’s windscreen.Share on:
