Wildlife strikes to civil aircraft in the United States 1990-2003 / prepared by Edward C. Cleary, Richard A. Dolbeer, Sandra E. Wright.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration ; [Riverdale, Md.] : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, 2004.
"Federal Aviation Administration, National Wildlife Strike Database."
"Report of the Associate Administrator for Airports, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Airport Safety and Certification, Washington, DC."
Summary
This report presents a summary analysis of data from the FAA's National Wildlife Strike Database for the 14-year period 1990 through 2003. Unless noted, all totals are for the 14-year period, and percentages are of the total known. Because of the large amount of data, Tables 2 through 17 present 14-year totals only and do not display data for individual years. In addition to the summary analysis for 1990 through 2003, a sample of significant wildlife strikes to civil aircraft in the USA during 2003 is presented at the end of the report. These strike examples demonstrate the widespread and diverse nature of the problem.
