White AT72 at Bilbao on Nov 2nd 2019, rejected takeoff, "the eagle has landed"

Last Update: November 5, 2019 / 21:09:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
White Air

Flight number
TP-1063

Departure
Bilbao, Spain

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-DJC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A White Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of TAP Air Portugal, registration CS-DJC performing flight TP-1063 from Bilbao,SP (Spain) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 70 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Bilbao's runway 30 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 125 knots over ground) due to a red-winged eagle colliding with the aircraft and a propeller. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron, the carcass of the eagle was recovered from the runway.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 19 hours, then positioned back to Lisbon.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
White Air

Flight number
TP-1063

Departure
Bilbao, Spain

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-DJC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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