Alaska B737 at Yakutat on Nov 14th 2020, bear strike on landing
Last Update: November 19, 2020 / 12:15:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-66
Departure
Cordova, United States
Destination
Yakutat, United States
Aircraft Registration
N615AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A post flight inspection revealed impact damage to the left hand engine's (CFM56) inlet and cowling.
Alaska's Department of Transport airport staff had inspected and cleared the runway about 10 minutes prior to landing of the flight and had not noticed any wildlife in the vicinity. The aircraft hit a female brown bear and killed the mother, her cub estimated about 2 years old remained uninjured.
The airline reported the captain felt an impact at the left hand side during rollout and later saw the dead bear on the runway about 20 feet off the runway center line while taxiing to the terminal.
The aircraft was scheduled to fly Anchorage,AK-Cordova-Yakutat-Juneau,AK-Seattle,WA, the last two sectors needed to be cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Yakutat about 32 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-66
Departure
Cordova, United States
Destination
Yakutat, United States
Aircraft Registration
N615AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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