Westjet B738 at Victoria on Jan 14th 2020, bird strike
Last Update: January 16, 2020 / 21:07:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-209
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Victoria, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GJWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline confirmed a bird strike on flight from Calgary to Victoria causing the cancellation of flight WS-220.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 53 hours after landing.
On Jan 16th 2020 the Canadian TSB reported: "During short final at CYYJ the aircraft encountered a flock of geese and struck approximately 10 of them. The crew executed a missed approach and diverted to Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC. With ARFF on standby, the aircraft was given priority clearance and it landed without further incident. The aircraft nose cone had been punctured by the impact. There were no injuries."
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-209
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Victoria, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GJWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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