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Yuck: This Is What Happens When a Goose Plays Chicken With a Departing Jet Airliner
- Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:00pm by
Becket Adams
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A JetBlue airliner bound for West Palm Beach, FL, was forced to make an emergency landing just north of New York City, after a goose slammed into the windshield during takeoff.
JetBlue spokeswoman Real Hamilton-Romeo says initial reports indicate no damage to the plane. The goose, however, wasn’t so so fortunate:
“Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the passengers and crew onboard, the captain elected to return to the gate,” JetBlue said in a statement according to MyFoxNY.
JetBlue Flight 571 landed safely at Westchester County Airport.
And this is what when happens when a bird tries to take on a jet:
We assume it went a little something like this:
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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OlefromMN
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 8:01pmNote to self: Avoid flying in or out of NY.
What is this? The third in as many weeks?
Report Post »Slowman101
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 5:12pmI wonder if Jet Blue charged the goose a carry on charge?
Report Post »Balpit
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 1:41pmSo this is where pate comes from?
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 3:27pmAnd there is a goodly supply of it as well. Happens frequently enough that most MRO and airline companies have a separate maintenance reporting code just for ‘birdstrike’ problems and the helluva mess cleanup to go with them. Given this was a windshield strike, I would expect all the glass in the vicinity of the strike will be checked, possibly replaced.
Report Post »deadend
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 1:22pmworked for the all state mortor club for awile. Get a call from a tow truck drive, A family in their rv going down the highway at sunset 6 cranes into their front windshiekd took out 1 side whole interior splatered with bird. Lucky no one was hurt. The brid think its water when they see the reflection of the sun. Next reson the EPA will try to get us out of our cars (or ban windshield)
Report Post »ImMadAsHell
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 11:58amUhhhhhhh a plane was taking off, Uhhhhhhhhhhh it hit 2 geese uhhhhhhhhhhh, and uhhhhhhhhhh
Report Post »they landed and uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i dont know how to think and talk at the uhhhhhhhh same uuuuuuu time, uhhhhhhhhhhh, i thint they will leave after they uhhhhhhhhh clean up the uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh mes uhhhhhhhhhhh any other uhhhhhhhhhhh questions ? Uh No and HELL NO
crap this guy drove me nuuuuuuuhhhhhhhts uhhhhhh
80mesh
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:00amyou dream of soaring with eagles ……but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 1:37am5h!t, it happens. While on vacation on year, our rental car (expedition) met beak to windshield with a goose sized bird at ~ 35mph. I’m fairly certain the bird died right there and I know for sure that its beak left a line up the window that could not even be removed with a razor blade.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 5:21amA friend of mine had a horse through his windscreen. Yep, a horse!
He was driving at night on a country road and went around a corner. The horse was on the road right in front on him. Luckily it was too big to join him on the front seat. It had to be shot.
Report Post »JimmyP
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 12:37amBirdist! We need a Obama birdseed summit. Call Ralphy-boy Nadir, Susan Saran-warp, the Eco-terrorists and Rodney King. Oh, the inhumanity, Put this on Hannity for our sannity. Stop the carnage, Geese-sheep unite!
Report Post »LastingLiberty
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:19pmLooks like Al Qaeda is starting to recruit geese now. If the plane didn‘t kill him I’m sure one of the eco friends windmills would have.
Report Post »nocomment
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:55pmThat photo reminded me of the nightmare I had about seeing Rosie O‘Donnell’s underwear in the hamper.
YIKES!
Report Post »meeester
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 11:42amaw man!
Report Post »keep that nightmare to yourself.
FreedomPurveyor
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:21pmThe best part of this article is the video of the pitch hitting the bird
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 9:10pmChristmas dinner to go.
Report Post »762x51
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:54pmThank God the geese weren’t carrying CFL bulbs in their beaks, they would need a Hazmat crew instead of just a garden hose.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:36pmThat pitch that hit the bird is amazing. Looked it up, it was officially scored “no pitch.”
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:29pmROFLMA!
caps
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:20pmJetblu: Jet goo.
Report Post »tomacz
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:04pmed ,,,,,,,tuck it in,louie,follow your leader,long flight to miami, & all the food at the shores,,flap flap flapaflappa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,oh man !! I tella these guys are the limit!
Report Post »onea these d……SPLAT!
godhatesacoward
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:56pmI’d say his goose is cooked.
Report Post »food plot 7.62
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:53pmWhat was the last thing to go through its mind on impact?
Report Post »SERUM
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:08pmJoe Biden!!
Report Post »food plot 7.62
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:19pmYup, his butt
Report Post »newspapertaxis
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:55pmAnus… It’s anus.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:46pm“The Birds” 1963!
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:23pmKinda reminds me of what happened to Fabio on that roller coaster……. Google it, it’s hilarious !
Report Post »GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 12:12amI did it….jajajajajajajaja..hilarious!!!!!
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:21pmFoie gras… Looks tasty.
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