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.