Malawian Airlines plane clashes with bird after take off: Forced to return at KIA

December 3, 2020 Nyasa Times Reporter 16 Comments

Passengers aboard a South Africa bound Malawian Airlines plane were forced to return to Kamuzu International Airport (KIA)  Thursday morning in Lilongwe after their plane clashed with a bird soon after take-off.

Malawian Airlines

Malawian Airlines spokesperson Joseph Josiah  confirmed the incident.

He said the plane returned to the airport after pilots noticed that it had damaged blades in one of the engines  because of the birds’ impact to the plane.

Josiah said the aircraft was destined for Johannesburg.

“It had to make a u-turn to Kamuzu International Airport barely a few minutes after take off following a ‘bird clash'” said Josiah.

He said the the plane, which left at 8:10 am returned to the base after 25 minutes.

He said  Malawian Airlines has since called for spare parts from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and that  they hope to repair the plane t so that it goes to South Africa.

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16 replies on “Malawian Airlines plane clashes with bird after take off: Forced to return at KIA”

  1. The plane struck a bird. The plane did not clash with the bird. The plane flew back to the airport meaning it did not clash!

  3. If Mira can kill a bird with much ease without any damage, do you think this story is adding up? If it was a goat then the whole plane you have burst into flames

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  4. The correct terminology for this type of incident is “Bird strike”. This is quite a common incident in some airports. A bird strike can cause extensive damage to the aircraft engine, notably the blades.

    1. What type of bird clashed with the plane such that the plane could fail to proceed?
    2. how big is the bird you are talking about here?
    3. The blades were damage by the plane-bird clash?
    4. What are the spares that you have ordered from Ethiopia?

    2. “Bird strikes” are normal in aviation. Happens all the time during take offs and landings. Luckily, not many end up in disasters however the damage done to the fan blades and other inner workings could be significant depending on the size of the bird or flock. Pilots frequently train for this type of scenario in simulators to prepare them for when such incidents arise. I guess the parts will come Ethiopia because they own the plane if you look at the plane’s registration number.

    3. Here is an answer for you. Have you heard of Kinetic energy? Energy is proportional to mass times velocity squared. The velocity of the Malawi Airlines plane allowed for the impact of bird ( how small it was) to generate enough force to cause such damage. Some basic laws of physics.

    5. Sorry sir, this exams are too difficult, remember we are just coming from covid holidays and we can’t remember all the lessons, sorry sit

    6. It is very easy to put a question mark on a subject u dont know

      Bird strikes can be fatal

      Google it ull find the history

      Aviation is no joke

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