Nepal A320 at Kathmandu on Nov 18th 2017, the eagle has blended

Last Update: November 21, 2017 / 21:40:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RA-206

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Nepal Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration 9N-AKX performing flight RA-206 from Delhi (India) to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 135 people on board, was on approach to Kathmandu's runway 02 instructed to maintain minimum approach speed when an eagle impacted the nose of the aircraft, momentarily blended with the nose section causing a large dent and dropped off. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 02 a few minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Kathmandu for about 83 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RA-206

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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