An airplane that had struck a flock of birds had to make an emergency landing at T.F. Green in Warwick on Wednesday afternoon.Published on : Thursday, February 8, 2018
An airplane that had struck a flock of birds had to make an emergency landing at T.F. Green in Warwick on Wednesday afternoon.
American Eagle flight 5396 was operated by PSA Airlines had collided with some horned larks during takeoff around 12.45 p.m. according to a spokesman for the airport who had mentioned to the media.
This flight was travelling to Reagan National Airport in Virginia but then returned as a precautionary measure to Warwick.
The spokesman said that the plane was capable of landing safely and he added that a maintenance team is inspecting the aircraft.
It is yet to be clear how many passengers were on board. However the airline had accommodated them all on alternative flights. The airplanes at T.F. Green had struck animals at least 51 times since 2015, as per Federal Aviation Administration data.
Most of the animals listed were birds.
In 2014, a team of a leading news media leading an investigation revealed that the airport killed 3,300 animals from 2009 to 2014 in order to check wildlife strikes and also safeguard the safety of passengers with over 3,200 of them being birds.
Other animals included 62 skunks, 18 coyotes and 21 squirrels.
Over 130,000 animals were moved off airport property instead of being killed. The airport officials utilize fireworks and noise cannons to relocate wildlife.
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