Saturday, April 2, 2011

Commuter plane strikes flock of birds, makes emergency landing - CNN.com

Commuter plane strikes flock of birds, makes emergency landing
Damage to the aircraft's nose was severe after it struck a flock of cranes near Little Rock, Arkansas.

(CNN) -- A commuter plane with dozens of passengers aboard struck a flock of large birds, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5087 was coming in for a landing at the Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas when the pilot made an emergency call at 4:38 p.m., according to FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford.

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