Ryanair Flight 4102
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Ryanair Flight 4102 was a flight operated by a Boeing 737-8AS
, registered EI-DYG, from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
, Germany
, to Rome Ciampino Airport, Italy
, that, on 10 November 2008 suffered multiple bird strike
s. Of the 172 people on board, two crew and eight passengers were transported to hospital and received treatment for minor injuries.
The jet suffered up to 90 bird strikes on final approach to Rome Ciampino Airport which damaged the port side landing gear and damaged both engines. The flight made a successful emergency landing at Rome Ciampino, although it was reported that the aircraft left runway 15 for a short amount of time before the flight crew brought it back onto the runway. Passengers were evacuated by fire services and flight recorder
s were removed from the airplane.
The airport was closed for 35 hours and all traffic diverted to Fiumicino Airport when the jet became stranded on the runway after the port side landing gear collapsed. Ryanair thanked the crew of Flight 4102 and praised their skill and professionalism at a dinner held in Frankfurt
. The jet was written off because of the damage to the engines and the rear fuselage which impacted with the runway upon touchdown.
Boeing 737 Next Generation
The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as Boeing 737NG, is the name given to the -600/-700/-800/-900 series of the Boeing 737 after the introduction of the -300/-400/-500 Classic series. They are short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet airliners...
, registered EI-DYG, from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, to Rome Ciampino Airport, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, that, on 10 November 2008 suffered multiple bird strike
Bird strike
A bird strike—sometimes called birdstrike, avian ingestion , bird hit, or BASH —is a collision between an airborne animal and a man-made vehicle, especially aircraft...
s. Of the 172 people on board, two crew and eight passengers were transported to hospital and received treatment for minor injuries.
The jet suffered up to 90 bird strikes on final approach to Rome Ciampino Airport which damaged the port side landing gear and damaged both engines. The flight made a successful emergency landing at Rome Ciampino, although it was reported that the aircraft left runway 15 for a short amount of time before the flight crew brought it back onto the runway. Passengers were evacuated by fire services and flight recorder
Flight recorder
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an aircraft accident or incident. For this reason, flight recorders are required to be capable of surviving the conditions likely to be encountered in a severe aircraft...
s were removed from the airplane.
The airport was closed for 35 hours and all traffic diverted to Fiumicino Airport when the jet became stranded on the runway after the port side landing gear collapsed. Ryanair thanked the crew of Flight 4102 and praised their skill and professionalism at a dinner held in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. The jet was written off because of the damage to the engines and the rear fuselage which impacted with the runway upon touchdown.