Volaris Airbus A320-200, XA-VLD, Flight Y4-970: Incident occurred November 22, 2014 at Sacramento International Airport (KSMF), California

Event Type: Incident 
Damage: Unknown 

VOLARIS FLIGHT VOI970 MEXICAN REGISTRATION UNKNOWN AIRBUS A320 AIRCRAFT ON FINAL STRUCK A BIRD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DAMAGE UNKNOWN TO NUMBER 1 ENGINE, NO INJURIES, SACRAMENTO, CA 

Activity: Commercial

Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR) 

Aircraft Operator: VOLARIS 

Flight Number: VOI970

Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office: FAA Sacramento  FSDO-25

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —Passengers on a flight arriving at Sacramento International Airport experienced a slight delay Saturday night after the plane hit a bird during its descent.

The plane was scheduled to land just before 10:30 p.m. in Sacramento and was a Volaris flight coming from Guadalajara.

Three firetrucks met the plane on the runway to inspect the aircraft.

A few passengers said they felt a bump and smelled something burning in the cabin.

Some passengers told KCRA 3 they were not scared and said the pilots told them what was happening.

No information about the extent of damage to the plane was released.

- Source:  http://www.kcra.com