RO637 - Incident: Tarom AT72 at Satu Mare on Mar 10th 2025

A Tarom Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration YR-ATI performing flight RO-637 from Bucharest Otopeni to Satu Mare (Romania) with 32 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Satu Mare's runway 01 when after touchdown a pheasant impacted the left hand propeller. The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

One blade of the left hand propeller received damage, the aircraft was thus unable to perform the return flight. Flight RO-638 was cancelled.

The airline reported a pheasant collided with the propeller.