An Alaska Airlines flight struck at least two deer while landing Thursday morning at Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport.
Alaska Airlines flight 231, a Boeing 737, made the 39-minute flight from Anchorage and landed approximately 8 a.m.
Footage shows the aircraft striking the deer:
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 struck three deer while landing at Kodiak Airport on Thursday morning, damaging the aircraft’s landing gear and prompting the cancellation of all scheduled passenger flights for the remainder of the day.
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“An inspection found damage to the aircraft’s main landing gear that will require repairs in Kodiak,” a spokesperson said, according to CNN.
“Passenger flights to
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