Air carrier First Officer reported a bird was ingested into the engine while on short final approach.

Date: 2026-01 · Aircraft: A321 · Phase: approach

Anomalies: Aircraft equipment problem criticalInflight event encounter bird animal

Synopsis

Air carrier First Officer reported a bird was ingested into the engine while on short final approach.

Narrative

At roughly 400ft struck a large bird. Bird impacted lower captains side of cockpit near RVSM area. Bird then deflected off cockpit and was ingested by engine 1.

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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.