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Bird Forces Private Jet to make Emergency Landing at Dulles

HawkerA private Hawker 800 jet made an emergency landing at runway 19-R of Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, shortly before 12:30 pm on July 14.

As per officials of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), the pilot declared emergency after a bird hit and damaged the aircraft.

The plane landed safely but had to be towed off to the hanger due to damage to its under carriage and loss of hydraulic fluid.

There were 2 people aboard at the time of accident; none of them was injured.

The fire crews responded at the runway as a precaution step.

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