Executive Airport: Wildlife Strikes

316 reported strikes · 60 damaging · 1990–2026

📍 Orlando, US · 28.546, -81.333

Species struck most often

  • Gulls29
  • Mourning dove16
  • Doves15
  • American kestrel15
  • Killdeer11
  • Western cattle egret9
  • Osprey8
  • Egrets8

Notable strikes

  • 2014-06-20 · PA-31-350 · Black vulture · Substantial

    Id by smithsonian. Minor injury to one pax. Photo. Broken windshield, broken sunvisor. Rh control seat pax cut/laceration to forehead. Small scratch to pilots rh elbow. Bird remains throughout the cabin.

  • 2006-01-21 · C-210 CENTURION · Black vulture · Substantial

    Bird hit rt of centerline with about 40% of windshld being destroyed. Instructor in rt seat was hit by broken plexiglass, had cuts on head and face. Reqd stitches. Knocked headset off, lost communications.

  • 2019-07-12 · CITATIONJET · Unknown bird · Substantial

    Struck a bird while inbound to ORL resulting in damage to the leading edge of the left wing. Aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. Damage: Extent unknown. N262BK C525 reported bird strike inbound to ORL. Aircraft landed RY25 without…

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