What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The following is a flight safety report submitted by the flight crew involved in this incident:
"Flt id 53421 - captain privacy data omitted
Taking off of runway 26 in kcwa my fo called "bird" I saw a big bird crossing the runway from the right. I aborted the T/0 at about 118 knots. Set the parking brake made the announcements and called for our check lists. We returned to the gate. We confirmed with ATC it was a big turkey that hit the left wing. We notified dispatch, moc and spoke with the duty pilot."
privacy data omitted Maintenance personnel at cwa replaced the damaged left wing leading edge and related anti-icing ductwork and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
THE FOLLOWING IS A FLIGHT SAFETY REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT:
"FLT ID 53421 - CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
TAKING OFF OF RUNWAY 26 IN KCWA MY FO CALLED "BIRD" I SAW A BIG BIRD CROSSING THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT. I ABORTED THE T/0 AT ABOUT 118 KNOTS. SET THE PARKING BRAKE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLED FOR OUR CHECK LISTS. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. WE CONFIRMED WITH ATC IT WAS A BIG TURKEY THAT HIT THE LEFT WING. WE NOTIFIED DISPATCH, MOC AND SPOKE WITH THE DUTY PILOT."
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT CWA REPLACED THE DAMAGED LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND RELATED ANTI-ICING DUCTWORK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N801AY · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.