Fort Worth Spinks Airport: Wildlife Strikes

73 reported strikes · 8 damaging · 2010–2026

📍 Fort Worth, US · 32.565, -97.308

Species struck most often

  • Rock pigeon13
  • Mourning dove5
  • Killdeer5
  • Barn swallow4
  • Western meadowlark3
  • Western kingbird2
  • Scissor-tailed flycatcher2
  • Great blue heron2

Notable strikes

  • 2014-07-19 · PA-28 · White-tailed deer · Substantial

    NOT A STRIKE BUT HAD A negative affect on flight NTSB Accident Number: CEN14CA378 Analysis According to the pilot, after landing, at night and during the rollout, he noticed a deer on the runway about 70-80 feet in front of the airplane. The engine was at…

  • 2018-05-31 · EXPERIMENTAL · Unknown bird · Substantial

    N412CW came in NORDO from the south. He entered a left downwind rocking his wings and squawking 7700. The LC gave the aircraft a light gun signal to land and again to taxi to park. As the aircraft taxied past the tower it was visible to the tower controllers…

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.