India A321 at Goa on Nov 18th 2014, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: November 18, 2014 / 22:11:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-866

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-PPJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air India Airbus A321-200, registration VT-PPJ performing flight AI-866 from Goa to Mumbai (India) with 164 passengers, was accelerating for takeoff from Goa when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike. The aircraft slowed safely but came to a stop with a blown tyre.

The flight was postponed to the next day and is estimated to reach Mumbai with a delay of 27 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 18, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-866

Departure
Goa, India

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-PPJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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