Kish A321 at Kish on May 8th 2018, rejected takeoff due to gazelle strike

Last Update: May 11, 2018 / 20:52:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Kish Air

Flight number
Y9-7118

Departure
Kish Island, Iran

Destination
Tabriz, Iran

Aircraft Registration
UR-CPM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Kish Air Airbus A321-200, registration UR-CPM performing flight Y9-7118 from Kish Island to Tabriz (Iran), was accelerating for takeoff from Kish Island's runway 26R when a gazelle impacted the left hand engine (CFM56) prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed (above 92 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron. The gazelle did not survive the impact.

A replacement McDonnell Douglas MD-83 registration EP-LCI reached Tabriz with a delay of about 8 hours.

The occurrence engine received a dent to the engine inlet and damage to a number of fan blades. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kish about 89 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Kish Air

Flight number
Y9-7118

Departure
Kish Island, Iran

Destination
Tabriz, Iran

Aircraft Registration
UR-CPM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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