Canadian North B733 at Cold Lake on Jul 10th 2016, bird strike in the flare

Last Update: July 12, 2016 / 23:31:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5T-9600

Aircraft Registration
C-FGCN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Canadian North Boeing 737-300, registration C-FGCN performing flight 5T-9600 from Winnipeg,MB to Cold Lake,AB (Canada) with 102 people on board, was in the landing flare onto Cold Lake's runway 31R when a number of birds impacted the aircraft. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft received minor damage when birds struck the aircraft in the landing flare below 50 feet AGL.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5T-9600

Aircraft Registration
C-FGCN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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