Created Friday, Oct 15th 2021 16:11Z, last updated Friday, Oct 15th 2021 16:22Z
A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N779SK performing flight
UA-4791 from Aspen,CO to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was climbing out of Aspen's runway 33 when upon contacting departure the crew they had received a bird strike onto the windshield with no damage. The crew continued the climb, however, stopped the climb at FL220 reporting the windshield had cracked. The crew decided to divert to Grand Junction,CO (USA) for a safe landing about 75 minutes after departure.
A runway inspection found the remains of a small bird on the runway.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, CO", the aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated an incident.
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