What happened
On September 27, 2016, a Zlin Z43 aircraft was performing a landing at EPKT airport when the crew reported a bird strike. The impact occurred during the landing phase of the flight. Following the incident, the airport's operational duty officer conducted an inspection of the runway, where a dead bird was discovered.
The investigation
The investigation was conducted by the airport management. During the inspection of the runway, the species of the bird was identified as a common kestrel. At the time of the occurrence, the airport was already implementing bird hazard prevention measures as outlined in its Operational Instruction. No damage to the aircraft was reported following the strike.
Findings
The investigation established that the cause of the incident was the presence of a bird on the landing path of the aircraft.