NEED TO KNOW An Amazon cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff yesterdayIn an air traffic control recording obtained by LiveATC.net, the pilots reported a bird strike to the aircraft's left engineMoments later, the crew reported smoke filling the cabinAn Amazon cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after flight crews reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff. According to FlightAware, the Amazon cargo plane utilized one of its air carrier partners and uses the call sign Alaska Airlines 2616. Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty“Left engine, we took a bird intake, we just want to come back and land,” a pilot tells air traffic control in a recording obtained by LiveATC.net. The air traffic controller then instructed the pilots to continue their left turn as he guided them back to the airfield. Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg via GettyWhen the aircraft landed, the pilots told air traffic control they would stop on the runway.