Aircraft reports possible bird strike near Buffalo Niagara Airport, Cheektowaga NY
Other Non-Crime EventAn aircraft at Buffalo Niagara International Airport reported striking a bird after lowering its landing gear. The crew is assessing the situation and does not plan to declare an emergency but may request assistance if needed while preparing to head to Niagara.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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Transcript:
00:00
We need any assistance. I don't think we're going to declare. We'll talk about it here, though.
00:04
So as right now, we're not.
00:06
I think we hit a bird after the gear was down.
00:09
We're going to talk about it as a crew. So probably plan on us only for another 15, 20 minutes.
00:14
We'll call you if we need assistance and when we're going to head into Niagara.
00:20
Okay,
00:21
I got most of that. The only thing I missed was, you say, you're not sure if your gear would go down?
00:26
Yeah, sorry about that. I was talking a little fast. No,
00:30
we think we hit the bird when the gear was down.
00:33
So we're just checking a few things, running some checklists, calling back home, and then we should head into Niagara.
00:39
No big deal for us, I think.
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Location mentioned:
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), 4200 Genesee St, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
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