Bird strike damages American Airlines plane nose cone, Arlington County VA
Other Non-Crime EventA bird struck an American Airlines plane on runway 19L at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The bird hit caused damage to the plane's nose cone. Officials are looking to contact the pilot for more information. The damage appears to be bird remains on the nose cone.
Audio|Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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Transcript:
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What's going on?
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The bird strike was 19 left.
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American just sent us an email with a picture of the damage to the nose cone.
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They say how high the airplane was up by chance?
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Negative.
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They're trying to find the pilot right now to ask him all that, but it looks like it's just snarge coming off the nose cone.
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Great, that works.
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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Rd, Arlington, VA 22202
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