Gol B38M at Maceio on May 11th 2022, bird on pitot

Last Update: May 16, 2022 / 20:48:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1999

Departure
Maceio, Brazil

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-XMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration PR-XMV performing flight G3-1999 from Maceio,AL to Brasilia,DF (Brazil) with 141 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Maceio's runway 12 already beyond V1 when a bird impacted and damaged the right hand pitot tube. The crew continued takeoff, levelled off at 5000 feet and returned to Maceio for a safe landing on runway 12 about 25 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the occurrence was rated an incident, the aircraft received minor damage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1999

Departure
Maceio, Brazil

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-XMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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