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Wild Picture: Believe It or Not, This Plane Landed Safely
- Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:29am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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It may be hard to believe after seeing the picture below, but the plane involved landed safely. As you’ll see, a gaping gash opened up on the nose of the plane after it reportedly struck a large bird while in flight:
A United flight was unharmed after it struck a bird. (Photo: 9News)
KUSA-TV has the report about the United flight that was on its way from Dallas to Denver:
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Comments (82)
markntx
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:26pmAt the risk of sounding petty, The Blaze needs to get its act together. Stop treating your readers like idiots. You insult my intelligence and waste my time when you write misleading headlines like this one. It’s either that, or the writer is still fooled by the “got your nose” gag.
“Wild Picture: Believe It or Not, This Plane Landed Safely”? Please.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:54pmten/four.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:31pmAmerican ingenuity at its best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M359poNjvVA
Report Post »KBARRANCH
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:31pmI dont get your arrogancein regards to the headline. I work for Lockheed, and that is a pretty serious breech that could have had a chain reaction and made the aircraft highly unstable. Save the insulting intelligence bit for Obama speeches, those are what is insulting to intelligence. Stay up, Brother!
Report Post »Jim
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:42pmGo read hufpo, troll.
Report Post »Mathchopper
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:48pmten-four
Report Post »BigDaddyMF
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:57pmMr. Mark, you did not risk anything. Mission accomplished. There is a Marxist in the White House. The headline could have read “Blind Three-Legged Dog Plays Water Polo Naked,” and the story could have been about a new remote control bouncy ball, and it would have not mattered. There is a Marxist in the White House. Finally, there is a Marxist in the White House, and this Marxist will make all our lives a living hell if he is re-elected. Focus, please, Mr. Mark in Texas.
Report Post »ProudPatriotUSA
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 3:33pmMark you are completely correct, this isn’t anything that is going to make the aircraft fall out of the sky. Simply declare an emergency and land at the nearest airfield. They were already below ten thousand feet most likely in order to hit a bird of this size so even depressurization isn’t a concern. They were probably only a few minutes away from landing. Nothing to do but sit back and smoke a lucky.
Report Post »cmalaker1
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 3:37pmDude — bird strikes happen all the frickin’ time. And yes, they cause crashes all the time .. believe ME, I am a pilot and I have had this happen. Are you saying that this is bad reporting? If you are, then you really need to check yourself mate
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 3:53pmSo a chicken bashed in the radome that the radar antennas sit behind. You could blow away half that plane with ack ack and a good combat pilot could still land her. OMG omg that plane landed safely. This is why returning the mandatory draft would be a good thing, to open up these young dummys heads that are full of mush and give them a dose of reality.
Report Post »pilgrimhere
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 5:14pmNot petty at all. I immediately thought the same thing. The headline is just stupid and demeans many pilots who have managed to survive shot up or otherwise torn apart aircraft with crew.
Report Post »Case in point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ76BSassms
markntx
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 6:17pmSome amazing reactions to my post. Very telling. And very off-base. I’m not being critical of the incident. I’m being critical of the sensationalized reporting. I have been an aviation enthusiast since I was a small boy. When compared to many other in-flight trials and tribulations that have been reported over the years, I found nothing about this photo to be wild. And I found it unavoidably easy to believe this plane landed safely. That is simply my opinion.
If it’s not yours, feel free to express the reason for your amazement.
Report Post »ZAB
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 6:23pmWell, it GOTCHA !!! You’ll survive. Ha!
Report Post »hpyagl
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 7:45pmCMALAKER1
It’s irresponsible to make statements like “and yes, they cause air crashes all the time….believe me”. If you are really a pilot then speak the truth from a pilot’s perspective. I also am a pilot and I challenge your claim. Sensationalizing by stating “all the time” does nobody any good. It’s simply not true when you talk in real numbers.
Report Post »rto
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:16pmMarktnx, Your such a sad person. I have seen your post on many articles and continue to wonder why you even go on the Blaze, you must be being paid by Media matters or some other group or maybe your just a sad individual with nothing but hate in your heart. It must suck to be you.
Report Post »dlivelli
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:21pmSay a prayer for the prowess of the pilots. That must have scared the crap out of them but they kept their cool and got the job done. Maybe they need some more hawks at the airport to keep the birds under control a bit better. Wow that’s a BIG hole!
Report Post »kwhobbies
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:06pmNot a really a critical area of the airframe and it didn’t affect any basic flight controls so there should be no reason not to land it. That cone on the front is aerodynamic cowling that just covers a radar dish. Possibly it knocked out their radar capability but unless the bulkhead was compromised they didn’t even loose cabin pressure. I’m sure is was a nice loud bang though and probably made the “pucker” factor go up for a moment for the guys in the front of the plane.
Report Post »kent grotz
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:12pmYou betcha. LOL
Report Post »Msteiny
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 1:01pmTook the words right out of my mouth. No big deal, its just a cover.
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:24pm@msteiny
And the radome is mostly cardboard (true) at that. It‘s not like it’s needed to fly. It just protects the radar dish from the wind and bugs. I’ve destroyed a few in my time. The plane still flies like an airplane, with or without the radome. Ugly picture for those that haven’t seen how flimsy those things are though.
Report Post »wtd
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:58amThis could be a very different story had the trajectory been altered ever slightly closer to the windshield. Begs the question, with the size of the hole and the depth of damage, would the windshield of this aircraft prove stronger than the metal frame?
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 8:41pmThat wasn’t metal the bird hit. It was fiberglass, meant to be transparent to the radar panels immediately behind it.
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:29amFrozen Butterball Turkey?
Impressive. Probably not the impression the bird *wanted* to leave but Impressive nonetheless…
Report Post »ShowMeLiberty
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:26amServes Big Bird right for abandoning Chic-Fil-A.
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:05pmSeriously, that‘s fn’ funny!!
Report Post »dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:13amthat’s great but not that hard to believe. passenger planes are not WWII bombers but as long as you have more lift than drag, working flight controls and conscious pilots you can land.
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on August 2, 2012 at 12:55amdont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
I just want to say, “Thank You.” for your moniker. Best one since AMABOKCUF!
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:59amIf it were an endangered species, we’d be banned from flying.
Report Post »kent grotz
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:02pmAVG,watch out for the greenies!
Report Post »watashbuddyfriend
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:40amWill the Bird complain to the DOJ? Just supposing….
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:45amYes, the bird’s relatives did in fact file a complaint to the DOJ demanding the arrest of the pilot and co-pilot. The DOJ has not made any arrests yet, following the current administrations protocol. It is believed the pilots involved at the time are black.
Report Post »westfayetteville
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:39amTalking about banged up planes, here is something you guys and gals might like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpDXsX1mze0
Report Post »It is a true story from WW2
busterpuddles
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:51amThe video on that link made my tear up. There was still shreds of humanity in that terrible war. Thanks for the link.
Report Post »Balrog28
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:45pmThank you sir for sharing that video – great to learn of heart-warming events like that in the middle of such a war as WW2. Honor to Stigler!
Report Post »Jade402
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 2:35pmThank you for posting this link! It is one of the most inspiring stories that I have seen that came out of WWII.
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 4:10pmSo if some Germans had just fire bombed New York from the sky, lets say, and one of their bombers that had just killed hundreds of New Yorkers was trying to flee, and one of our air defense fighters was ordered to shoot it down, would we, or should we instead smile at them and give them an escort to safety return to their bases??? HUH??? Whats wrong with this story? That Nazi should have blasted that stupid American bomber right out of the damned sky. Right? Logically? This touchy feelie crap makes me nauseous. The only reason I can think of that makes any sense is that this Nazi pilot was just getting tired of killing for the Fuhrer or something. I would have been on those 50cals barking it out BLAT BLAT RAP RAP BLAT
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:29amWhy should we find it hard to believe that plane landed safely with that little hole?
Report Post »kent grotz
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:09pmGRUMPY, yes, only the radome, if it hit a window in the cockpit, maybe a different story.
Report Post »tazman50
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:28amAt least the USA still builds quality aircraft, and yes, I realize that many aircraft parts are manufactured overseas, but the US is still the premiere aircraft manufacturer on the globe.
If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going!!
Report Post »Ajax4Hire
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:23amPlane not hit by bird, bird eaten by plane.
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:22amIt was an alien jumping out of a UFO . and that’s the truth,
Report Post »bdandsl
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:15amWow, that was some bird!
Report Post »hawkeyez
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:08amWhat in the heck kind of bird was this? A pterodactyl?
Report Post »YourVoiceMatters
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:54amYup see ‘em migrating many times in the midwest from the safey of being indoors, mind you!
Report Post »HumbleCitizen
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:58amFor those of us old enough to remember the miracle landing in Hawaii when the top of the plane came off. The pictures are incredible.
Report Post »http://www.jimusnr.com/miraclelanding.html
Stoic one
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:35amYep, I remember…. and the made for tv movie years later.
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:53amWhy have birds not been elimnated? They are obviously a hazard to humans. We need to start a “Kill the Birds” movement. (I hope no one takes this seriously)
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:00amIf man were ment to fly he’d have wings! No wings no flying! Let remove the wings from the birds and the planes then there’s no problem. Obama 2012 Hope change and no wings.
Report Post »VaSouthron
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 11:28amWe already have, they are called wind farms.
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:42amAloha flight 243.
Report Post »Thrill Biscuit
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:39amSomewhere, high in the atmosphere, float the molecules of a former goose!
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:39amAnother reason to always have DUCT TAPE in your luggage or travel kit.
Report Post »Thomas Payne
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:39amYoutube search for “F-15 lands with one wing”. Amazing!
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:37amAdd your comments
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:35amYears ago a plane lost a section of its ceiling killing several stewardesses but it also landed safely. They are actually well built American products.
Report Post »Hoax And Chains
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 9:32amThis is nothing. Google photos of WWII bomber battle damage and you’ll see miracles that made it home.
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