Wizz A320 at Stockholm on Mar 12th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: March 13, 2017 / 22:14:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-4201

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Wizzair Airbus A320-200, registration HA-LPL performing flight W6-4201 from Belgrade (Serbia) to Stockholm Skavsta (Sweden), departed Belgrade's runway 30 and landed on Skavsta Airport's runway 26.

After landing bird feathers were found on the left hand nose gear door, a dent was located at the aircraft nose near one of the pitot tubes. The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-4201

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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