Lufthansa A320 at Munich on Nov 29th 2022, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: November 29, 2022 / 19:01:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1622

Destination
Krakow, Poland

Aircraft Registration
D-AIWK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIWK performing flight LH-1622 from Munich (Germany) to Krakow (Poland) with 155 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Munich's runway 08R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (more than 100 KIAS) due a bird strike. The aircraft slowed safely and stopped on the runway abeam taxiway B6 about 1600 meters/5200 feet down the runway. The aircraft needed to hold position until the brakes cooled down, then returned to the apron. A runway inspection found the carcass of a large bird near taxiway B4 about 930 meters/3100 feet down the runway.

A replacement A320-200 registration D-AIZA departed about 2 hours after the rejected takeoff and reached Krakow with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1622

Destination
Krakow, Poland

Aircraft Registration
D-AIWK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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