Terrifying moment Boeing 737 with BURNING engine returns to Columbus Airport after bird strike 40 minutes after takeoff
- American Airlines Flight 1958 took off from John Glenn Columbus International Airport on Sunday but was hit by a bird
- It caused flames to shoot out of the engine and create “frantic, pulsating noises.”
- The plane landed safely back at the airport just 40 minutes later
A video posted online showed the terrifying moment a Boeing 737 came back into an Ohio airport with a burning engine just 40 minutes after taking off.
American Airlines Flight 1958 took off from John Glenn Columbus International Airport at 7:43 a.m., according to FlightAware, a website that tracks national flights, but landed back at the airport at 8:22 a.m.
Witnesses at the scene said it was hit by a bird as it lifted off, sending flames shooting out of the engine and causing “frantic, pulsating noises.”
One person in Columbus, Ohio even said it sounded “like the engines were about to give out.” Fortunately there were no injuries.
The plane has been identified as a Boeing 737-800, but is not a 737 Max, which has killed more than 340 people around the world.
American Airlines Flight 1958 returning to a Columbus, Ohio airport less than 20 minutes after it took off after a bird hit the engine, causing it to catch fire