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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:44:43 AM EST
 Southwest Boeing B737 Strikes a man as it lands at Austin International A Southwest Airlines Boeing B737 performing flight to Austin International was landing on runway 17R when the pilots spotted a person on the runway and tried to avoid the individual. However the left engine hit the man causing fatal injuries. Airport Authorities claimed the man was not dressed like an airport worker and did not have any identification on him. Link 
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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:48:34 AM EST
[#1]
Keeping it weird...
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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:48:46 AM EST
[#2]
Again?
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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:50:13 AM EST
[#3]
Not even a glance at page one first.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:52:11 AM EST
[#4]
I'm kind of surprised his body dented the engine so much.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 8:55:00 AM EST
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I figured he'd have learned his lesson the first time it hit him.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 9:01:57 AM EST
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I figured he'd have learned his lesson the first time it hit him. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 9:04:29 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What is the landing speed of such an aircraft? From what I've seen, 130-140 kts, maybe higher. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 9:10:03 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From what I've seen, 130-140 kts, maybe higher. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What is the landing speed of such an aircraft? From what I've seen, 130-140 kts, maybe higher. Nick |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 9:12:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vxtip545: I'm kind of surprised his body dented the engine so much. I'm not. I've seen a lot of bird strikes, a few deer strikes, and two woodchuck strikes. Speed + even a small creature = fucking up the skin of the jet pretty bad. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:37:27 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From what I've seen, 130-140 kts, maybe higher. Same result, but we don't think of it that way. Drunk, stoned, suicide by aircraft, other? |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:43:27 AM EST
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Was dude on a bicycle attempting to share the runway?
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:47:02 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sabre_kc: Was dude on a bicycle attempting to share the runway? Probably screaming at the plane that he had the right of way as it |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:47:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Him: What is the landing speed of such an aircraft? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Him: Originally Posted By EP429: I figured he'd have learned his lesson the first time it hit him. I'll need a treadmill to give you a semi-accurate guess. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:48:09 AM EST
[#14]
I hope it wasn’t Bruce Willis...
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:53:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hope it wasn't Bruce Willis... |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 10:58:57 AM EST
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A few feet in the other direction and it would have had to pressure wash him off the runway
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:00:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Drunk, stoned, suicide by aircraft, other? |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:00:51 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M3A1: Probably screaming at the plane that he had the right of way as it Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M3A1: Originally Posted By sabre_kc: Was dude on a bicycle attempting to share the runway? Probably screaming at the plane that he had the right of way as it That’s Austin, all right |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:01:36 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vxtip545: I'm kind of surprised his body dented the engine so much. hell, just look at the damage birds do to aircraft    the skin on most aircraft is barely thicker than Aluminum house siding. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:03:54 AM EST
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Pilot: omg did I hit that poor man?
Co-pilot: no, you missed but I got him with the engine |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:06:05 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CSW223: I hope it wasn’t Bruce Willis... No, the guy's name is (was) Stu. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:06:27 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By vxtip545: I'm kind of surprised his body dented the engine so much. Yeah that looks like a lot of damage from a person. Bird damage I get since they're going much faster but this just seems like a lot. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:08:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rhubarb: Pilot: omg did I hit that poor man? Co-pilot: no, you missed but I got him with the engine LOL. I remember that joke in its original form. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:11:24 AM EST
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:17:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MyrnaTheMinx: LOL. I remember that joke in its original form. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MyrnaTheMinx: Originally Posted By rhubarb: Pilot: omg did I hit that poor man? Co-pilot: no, you missed but I got him with the engine LOL. I remember that joke in its original form. Me too I still tell it sometimes. (gas can) |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:19:58 AM EST
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:21:11 AM EST
[#27]
I hope SW isn't sued silly over this.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:21:32 AM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By retgarr: https://www.tc.gc.ca/media/images/ca-publications/appendixc4.jpg Would it be wrong that I thought of putting the corpse in a snarge bag to send to the Smithsonian for species identification?
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:21:37 AM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Him: What is the landing speed of such an aircraft? Faster than an unladen swallow (either European or African). Beaten to it. 
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:27:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SmilingBandit: Would it be wrong that I thought of putting the corpse in a snarge bag to send to the Smithsonian for species identification? I can tell you right away, it's gonna come back as a cuckoo. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:34:36 AM EST
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For what it's worth on my jet there is a special inspection required after bird strikes, but hitting a person doesn't require anything special.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:39:01 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50: I hope SW isn't sued silly over this. The dude was in a restricted area and put himself in danger. Next of kin has zero standing to sue. Hell, if anything, Southwest should sue the guy's estate for the engine teardown bill. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 11:54:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M82Assault: The dude was in a restricted area and put himself in danger. Next of kin has zero standing to sue. Hell, if anything, Southwest should sue the guy's estate for the engine teardown bill. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M82Assault: Originally Posted By 4v50: I hope SW isn't sued silly over this. The dude was in a restricted area and put himself in danger. Next of kin has zero standing to sue. Hell, if anything, Southwest should sue the guy's estate for the engine teardown bill. Wrong. Austin repealed it's homeless camping ordinance, so any place is fair game. Did they find a tent anywhere?
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:13:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah that looks like a lot of damage from a person. Bird damage I get since they're going much faster but this just seems like a lot. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:16:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SmilingBandit: For what it's worth on my jet there is a special inspection required after bird strikes, but hitting a person doesn't require anything special. I need to see about adding tweakers and headcases to my airport's depredation permit. I at least want to be able to use bird bangers for them. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:18:04 PM EST
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We know.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:20:20 PM EST
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:20:50 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Commando_Guy: European or African? Laden or unladen? Are there coconuts? Nick Wait...are you suggesting coconuts migrate? My crew had to clean a deer out of the nose gear of an AC-130U that hit it just prior to rotation. It was God-awful. That much damage to the cowling, most of the clean-up would have been handled by the fire department, 'cause they have the hoses. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:25:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SmilingBandit: Would it be wrong that I thought of putting the corpse in a snarge bag to send to the Smithsonian for species identification? Lol. That one'll fly over most people's heads..ba dum tsh. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:28:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: Lol. That one'll fly over most people's heads..ba dum tsh. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: Originally Posted By SmilingBandit: Would it be wrong that I thought of putting the corpse in a snarge bag to send to the Smithsonian for species identification? Lol. That one'll fly over most people's heads..ba dum tsh. Sometimes the jokes are just for me.
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:30:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: Wait...are you suggesting coconuts migrate? My crew had to clean a deer out of the nose gear of an AC-130U that hit it just prior to rotation. It was God-awful. That much damage to the cowling, most of the clean-up would have been handled by the fire department, 'cause they have the hoses. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Osprey61: Originally Posted By Commando_Guy: European or African? Laden or unladen? Are there coconuts? Nick Wait...are you suggesting coconuts migrate? My crew had to clean a deer out of the nose gear of an AC-130U that hit it just prior to rotation. It was God-awful. That much damage to the cowling, most of the clean-up would have been handled by the fire department, 'cause they have the hoses. I'm not sure if that would be worse than a goose. Those canadas are just so fatty that they are a giant pain to clean off since just water doesn't do much. |
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:36:53 PM EST
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If only the man had on a reflective belt...
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Posted: 5/8/2020 12:38:11 PM EST
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I’ve heard an anecdote about a U-28 hitting a deer right at Vr. They completed the takeoff, came around, and landed.
It was a buck and his headgear still was imbedded into the leading edge. |
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Posted: 5/9/2020 8:41:29 PM EST
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A Professional Pilot take on the incident:
 Aircraft hits PERSON on runway! |
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