People Share Their Worst Airplane Stories, and It’s a Doozy

Oh dear. Lesson two on how to terrify your passengers. Despite the size of a bird, the speed with which both a plane and a bird travel means that whenever a bird collides with a plane, it can lead to quite a bit of trouble.

Even worse is the fact most birds fly in a flock; if you’re running into one, you are likely running into a bunch. In this case, the plane is lucky it didn’t suffer too much damage. A bird could have gotten caught in the engine and caused some serious harm.