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Yeah but that bolt Flys off on the runway and strikes the following small commuter plane in just the wrong place and you have an accident on your hands

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And a meteor could hit the plane.

I am not aware of any reports of aircraft struck by meteors. However,there are planes which have been damaged or destroyed by debris on the runway [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_object_damage#Runway_d...

Plane strikes from FOD on the runway are a thing

For some military planes it's such a big deal they have service members walk the runways.

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