Christmas might be late this year

[M995]

Well since Kris Kringle & Rudolf couldn't get together on the new contract, they started interviewing replacements & did performance evaluations. This feller didn't follow instructions very well.

Special to PennLive

MONTOURSVILLE-An American Eagle jet with 43 passengers was forced to abort a takeoff Tuesday morning when it struck a deer at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville.

None of the passengers headed to Philadelphia was injured and they either were rebooked on a later flight or made other travel arrangements.

The 50-seat Embrear 145 twin-engine jet with a crew of three was headed down the runway shortly after 6 a.m. when its running gear struck a buck, airport Executive Director Thomas J. Hart said.

A visual inspection revealed only minor damage but the plane will be thoroughly checked at a maintenance facility before it is returned to service, an American Airlines spokeswoman said.

The deer, which was killed, must have jumped the perimeter fence, Hart said. It has been years since a deer was seen on the airport, he said.

American Eagle, formerly US Airways Express, is operated by Piedmont Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group.

 

[pirate ammo]

brings a whole new meaning to roadkill, runway

 

[nmkid]

If it was a buck...Why didn't he toot his horns to alert the pilots?

 

[Shawnba67]

So what does a plane weigh in grains? Im.looking for a new deer bullet!

 

[KMart]

So what does a plane weigh in grains? Im.looking for a new deer bullet!

Sounds a little overbore. Tears up too much meat.

 

[ToddKS]

So what does a plane weigh in grains? Im.looking for a new deer bullet!

Depending on exact variant and fuel load I would expect this plane was between 245,000,000 and 315,000,000 grains at take off.

 

[Riesel]

Depending on exact variant and fuel load I would expect this plane was between 245,000,000 and 315,000,000 grains at take off.

Not nearly enough zeros

 

[ToddKS]

Divide those numbers by 7000 grains per pound. 245,000,000 grains = 35,000 LB, 315,000,000 grains = 45,000 LB.

The MTOW for the ERJ145 is 48,501 LB. The cabin was not full (only 43 passengers) and the trip was short so the aircraft was likely carrying a reduced fuel load to save weight.

 

[Falfan2017]

According to Jbm the projectile would have about 15 million foot pounds of energy at 150 FPS. If you’re recoil sensitive you might keep looking.

 

[rr2030]

We really need to take a look at the pilots weight and balance data.

 

[jimmymac]

Y’all have too much time on your hands. Damn reloading nerds.

 

[1K6BRA]

“Oh oh that smell can’t you smell that smell” circa Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s in the air in North West Pennsylvania, been seen bucks running in places you don’t normally see bucks running.

 

[Texas10]

First Officer to Pilot: What's a deer doing up here in that cloud bank?