A VoePass ATR-72 collided with a large predator bird on landing at Sao Paulo-Congonhas, resulting in damage to the radome.
The ATR-72 with registration PP-PTN was involved in the incident and as seen in footage shared on the internet, the bird that hit the plane remained in the radome part.
2008 built VoePass Linhas Aereas ATR72-212A aircraft (PP-PTN) suffered bird strike on its Nose Radome while landing at Aeroporto de Congonhas, (CGH/SBSP).
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Following the incident, It was announced that the turboprop was thoroughly checked and no one was injured in the incident.
VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas is a regional airline based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo which operates regional services in Brazil with a fleet of 17 turboprops.