PSA CRJ9 at Wilmington on Oct 9th 2017, coyote wasn't fast enough
Last Update: October 10, 2017 / 19:01:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
JIA5224
Departure
Wilmington, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N598NN
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
A runway inspection recovered debris from the runway.
The FAA reported the aircraft sustained damage to the nose gear when it struck an animal during the departure roll.
The airport reported the aircraft struck a coyote and returned to Wilmington. There were no injuries, however, the coyote was killed.
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Wilmington about 17.5 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
JIA5224
Departure
Wilmington, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N598NN
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
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