Plane hits bird during landing at Rochester airport


An aircraft reported hitting a bird while landing at the airport. The crew noted that the bird was small and that there might be debris on the runway. They discussed whether to wait for inspection before departing.
Audio|Source: Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC)
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Transcript:
3997 turn left enabled tax at the ramp alpha charlie cross only 28 this frequency left plane able alpha charlie cross 2028 and we got a bird strike there right as we were uh landed the nose wheel okay halfway 97 um and you said just uh i'm sorry you said so it's about halfway down It's probably something like that. The mains went on the ground and the nose will still in the air. Okay. Onvoid 3997, Roger. Just stay with me even if I don't get to you when you're on the gate because I've got to have, I think I've got to give you the number of the county and all that, so just give me a second. Okay, no worries, and it was a small bird. It's a pretty small bird. It's a pretty small bird. No. Traffic that just landed runway, 2-2 at a bird strike, maybe a third of the way down the runway. There's possible spot on the runway. Do you want to wait so county gets out there to clean it up or look at the runway or do you want to depart?
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Location mentioned:
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), 1200 Brooks Ave, Rochester, NY 14624
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