ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300268
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| Date: | Friday 28 October 2022 |
| Time: | c. 14:48 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-236ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-YMMJ |
| MSN: | 30311/311 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-YMMJ performing flight BA-118 from Bangalore (India) to London Heathrow, UK, departed Bangalore's runway 09R, climbed to FL 380 en-route and landed on Heathrow's runway 27R about 10:10 hours later.
A post flight inspection revealed a dent to the radome. The cause is believed to have been a bird strike in flight, although it is not clear at which point in the flight the bird strike occurred. Most media reports suggest that the bird strike happened while the aircraft was on final approach to London Heathrow
According to media reports, one of the passengers aboard was a very high-profile VIP - Queen Camilla, Queen Consort, and Wife of King Charles III (see links #3, #4, and #5)
Sources:
1. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/queen-camilla-s-plane-suffers-damage-after-an-unexpected-hit/ar-AA13uQ4W?cvid=e01a58b88683424e8565f433126a38f4
2. https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-kusa-carpti-3/
3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11366255/Queen-Consorts-plane-suffered-nose-damage-hit-BIRD-flew-home-Indian.html
4. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/queen-consort-camillas-plane-hit-28356171
5. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20258131/queen-consorts-plane-damaged-hit-by-bird/
6. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GYMMJ
7. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4007f5&lat=38.318&lon=21.120&zoom=4.0&showTrace=2022-10-28
8. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-ymmj#2e01e039
9. https://avherald.com/h?article=50039f55&opt=0
10. https://www.aeroinside.com/17490/british-airways-b772-at-bangalore-and-london-on-oct-28th-2022-bird-strike
11. https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1336394/g-ymmj-british-airways-boeing-777-236er (photo)
Media:
Oops!
— M Zulqarnain B (@MZulqarnainBut1) October 28, 2022
British Airways Boeing 777-200ER G-YMMJ suffered a bird strike today
Flight BA118 arrives from Bengaluru pulling onto stand 561 at Heathrow Airport#avaition #avgeek pic.twitter.com/WsPvRm7v8d
Exclusive: Queen Consort's plane 'suffered nose damage when it was hit by BIRD' as she flew home from India today| Daily Mail Online https://t.co/vJ8sqQH6DV
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) October 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2022 16:22 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 28-Oct-2022 16:28 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2022 16:28 | harro | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 28-Oct-2022 16:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Oct-2022 02:11 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2022 02:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2022 02:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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