Amazon cargo plane makes emergency landing at CVG Airport after bird strike
By Emily Sanderson
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HEBRON, Kentucky (WLWT) — Emergency crews responded to the tarmac at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
Photos provided to WLWT show the plane on the tarmac with emergency vehicles nearby.
Another image shows what appears to be smoke coming off the left engine of the plane.
WLWT crews on scene also spotted several emergency vehicles near the cargo plane.
Air Traffic Control audio communication points to what may have happened in the air that prompted the emergency landing.
“Left engine. We took a bird intake, we just want to come back and land,” the pilot could be heard saying.
The pilot goes on to say, “we have smoke in the cockpit.”
More communications detail what happened next.
“Can they get a ladder up to our either door?”
“The fire was on the left side, the engine failure and possible fire so the right side would be better.”
“Earlier today, one of our air carrier partners experienced a bird strike shortly after takeoff from the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport. Thankfully, no one was hurt and the crew is safe. The aircraft returned to the airport as a precaution, and impact to our customers is expected to be minimal,” Amazon spokesperson Terrence Clark said.
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