Wizz A320 at Gdansk on Aug 29th 2012, bird strike

Last Update: August 29, 2012 / 19:56:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1739

Destination
Malmo, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Wizz Air Airbus A320-200, registration HA-LPR performing flight W6-1739 from Gdansk (Poland) to Malmo (Sweden), was climbing out of Gdansk's runway 11 when a bird collided with the aircraft prompting the crew to level off at 5000 feet and return to Gdansk for a safe landing on runway 11 about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration HA-LWD reached Malmo with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1739

Destination
Malmo, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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