Indigo Airbus A320 face bird strike return back to patna airport

On Wednesday, July 9, Indigo flight (6E 5009) suffered a bird hit. The flight safely returned and successfully made an emergency landing. All the 169 passengers are safe.

Code: 6E / IGO

Founders: Rahul Bhatia, Rakesh Gangwal

Founded: August 2006

Parent company: InterGlobe Enterprises Pvt. Ltd

Headquarters: Gurugram

What is the incident’s main cause?

This was apparently due to a bird hit which forced an emergency landing at the Patna airport. Basically, this was an Indigo flight from Patna to Delhi which basically had to make an emergency landing at the Patna airport. 

The flight made a U-turn and came back to its original place from where it had taken off, which is the Patna airport, after it suffered a bird hit. The flight carried as many as 169 passengers, all of whom were safely evacuated later on without any injuries. 

The bird hit had caused technical issues to the aircraft. The aircraft is under review and maintenance at the Patna airport. 

All passengers are safe, and the aircraft returned safely after suffering a bird strike shortly after takeoff,” said Krishna Mohan Nehra, Patna Airport director

Data from Radar24 shows the aircraft departed around 8:30 AM IST, and the aircraft landed safely at 09:03 IST on runway 7.

During the flight, a vibration occurred in one engine and one dead bird in pieces found on the runway during inspection.

The pilot made the quick decision to save all the passengers and have proper control over the plane. 

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