A Delta Air Lines jet was struck by a firework while landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport (MDW) on July 4. The incident occurred at around 8:40 PM as the Airbus A319 was at roughly 200 feet, with pilots telling air traffic control (ATC) they “felt a big bang.”
Fortunately, the aircraft — operating Flight DL1076 from Delta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) megahub — landed safely at Chicago Midway just moments later without declaring an emergency, with no reported injuries among the passengers or crew.
Article title is assuming it was actually struck. According to same article, radio from the aircraft to ATC said “We just heard a bang on the plane, so we’ll have to look at it when we get to the gate. We’re just hoping it was just a mortar that went off underneath, but definitely felt a big bang.”