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Northwind Aerial

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Gull approached the aircraft at bridge pier 2

ClosedNegligible
Near Miss · Near Miss · Lauttasaari bridge, pier 2

A gull dived towards the aircraft under the east span. The pilot climbed away and the bird broke off. No contact.

Closed by Mikko Laine·

Details

When
Sep 20, 2026 · 10:21
Reporter
Liisa Salminen
Investigator
Jussi Heikkinen
Operation Type
VLOS — Visual Line of Sight
Linked risk
—
Visibility
Good
Wind
Light
Lighting
Daylight
Weather conditions
Partly cloudy, 4 m/s from SW

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Investigation & outcome

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Outcome

Injury level
None
Aircraft damage
None
Property damage
None

Findings

Root cause category: Environmental
Root cause

Flight passed close to an active nesting site on the pier that was not in the site survey.

Contributing factors

Nesting season, low altitude under the deck, aircraft noise reflected by the structure.

Lessons learned

Add nesting sites to the site survey and keep a 20 m stand-off from them during nesting season.

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