Air Canada A320 at Calgary on Sep 16th 2012, coyote wasn't running speedy enough

Last Update: September 19, 2012 / 20:13:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-146

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FKCR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FKCR performing flight AC-146 from Calgary,AB to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 137 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Calgary's runway 34 and just rotated when the aircraft struck a coyote at about 150 knots. A normal gear retraction followed, the crew did not find any abnormal indication or abnormal handling and continued the flight to Toronto for a safe landing about 3 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported a runway inspection recovered a coyote carcass, weight about 25 to 30 lbs/11-13kg, from the runway. Maintenance did not find any damage after landing in Toronto.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-146

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FKCR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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