Aircraft nearly struck bird after takeoff at Sarasota Airport, Sarasota FL
Other CrimesAn aircraft identified as November 501 Quebec Sierra nearly struck a turkey vulture right after takeoff from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. The plane then departed to St. Augustine without reporting any impact.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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Ops Tower.
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At Towers.
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Ops Tower, good morning. There's an ops on the field that was just picking up a turkey vulture or something.
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The call sign for that was November 501, Quebec Sierra,
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but they never reported anything to us.
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Yeah, it was just interesting because as soon as he took off, the thing just came straight down.
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And like I said, I picked them, you know, in the safety area 3-2. Okay, thanks.
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I'll just inform Atlantic South.
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I'm sorry Ryder. They went to St.
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Augustine, just to verify by it was November 501, Quebec, Sierra, departed here to St. Augustine, Sierra Golf Juliet Airport.
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All right, thanks.
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Location mentioned:
Sarasota Bradenton Int'l Airport (SRQ), 6000 Airport Cir, Sarasota, FL 34243
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