Panaji: Passenger jets taking off or landing at the Goa International Airport face a good probability of running into birds and other animals at Dabolim. According to data shared by the Indian Navy with the state government, 224 incidents have been reported at the naval-controlled airbase since April 2014.
Aircraft have hit kites, pigeons, lapwings, crows, peacocks, owls and even dogs.
While 99% of the incidents involved commercial airliners Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas also suffered a scare. The data, however, fails to mention the incident that occurred on November 16, 2019, where a MiG 29 KUB fighter jet crashed after reportedly encountering a flock of birds.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), close to 90% of the bird collisions occur during take-off or landing. At the Goa airport, most incidents occurred during take-off, but rarely resulted in significant damage to the aircraft, data shared by chief minister Pramod Sawant shows. The data also revealed that out of the 224 instances when the aircraft hit an animal or bird, only seven resulted in damage to the aircraft engines.
Commenting that the Indian Navy and Airports Authority of India are responsible for tackling the risk, Sawant said, “Indian Navy has informed that the measures have been put in place for mitigation of bird or animal hazard.”
04/02/20 Times of India
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Aircraft have hit kites, pigeons, lapwings, crows, peacocks, owls and even dogs.
While 99% of the incidents involved commercial airliners Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas also suffered a scare. The data, however, fails to mention the incident that occurred on November 16, 2019, where a MiG 29 KUB fighter jet crashed after reportedly encountering a flock of birds.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), close to 90% of the bird collisions occur during take-off or landing. At the Goa airport, most incidents occurred during take-off, but rarely resulted in significant damage to the aircraft, data shared by chief minister Pramod Sawant shows. The data also revealed that out of the 224 instances when the aircraft hit an animal or bird, only seven resulted in damage to the aircraft engines.
Commenting that the Indian Navy and Airports Authority of India are responsible for tackling the risk, Sawant said, “Indian Navy has informed that the measures have been put in place for mitigation of bird or animal hazard.”
04/02/20 Times of India
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