Indonesian plane hits calf on runway

[TallDutch]

AN airliner with 141 passengers hit a calf while landing at an airport in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.

More info can be found here:
http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0, ... 82,00.html

[flyboy 28]

Yikes. Musta been messy.

[PhilDernerJr]

Planes hit turtles at JFK now and then.

I've read notes for apporaches into small midwest airports that tell pilot to watch out for farm equipment on the runway.

[hiss srq]

Rosie O'donnell was visiting Indonesia?

[Iberia A340-600]

I've heard of an Air France A330-200 that landed somewhere in Africa and also hit a cow. There was also a general aviation aircraft which hit a giraffe on take off from an airport in Africa. Sort of like in Jurassic Park 3 when the Beech hits the T-rex on take off!

Planes hit turtles at JFK now and then.

I've read notes for apporaches into small midwest airports that tell pilot to watch out for farm equipment on the runway.

About 6 years ago I was flying TWA from JFK to SJU on a 757-200 and I remember having to hold short on the taxiway on are way out to 4L because there was a large family of snapping turtles crossing the runway. They called for animal control but apparently the snapping turtles were to large to handle and we had to wait 30 minutes while they crossed the taxiway. There were a lot of laughs when the captain told us what was going on.

[cancidas]

About 6 years ago I was flying TWA from JFK to SJU on a 757-200 and I remember having to hold short on the taxiway on are way out to 4L because there was a large family of snapping turtles crossing the runway. They called for animal control but apparently the snapping turtles were to large to handle and we had to wait 30 minutes while they crossed the taxiway. There were a lot of laughs when the captain told us what was going on.

i bet that nobody believed the pax when they told others of the reason for thier flight's delay.