St. Pete-clearwater Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes
732 reported strikes · 47 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 Pinellas Park, US · 27.910, -82.687
Species struck most often
- Gulls81
- Western cattle egret50
- Laughing gull48
- Mourning dove42
- Killdeer41
- American kestrel25
- Sandpipers, curlews, phalaropes, allies16
- Osprey16
Notable strikes
- 2023-04-26 · A-320 · Unknown bird · Substantial
Aay996, a320, departed pie RWY 36 on the ended1 departure climbing to 016. Aay996 reported a bird strike off of the departure end causing left engine damage and declared an emergency. Aay996 entered a left downwind at 016 to return pie. Aay996 made an…
- 2024-07-06 · PA-28 · Unknown bird · Substantial
NO INJURIES NTSB Accident Number: ERA24LA295 PRELIMINARY Analysis The student pilot reported that after completing multiple uneventful touch-and-go landings they were on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern. While flying at an airspeed of about 90 kts…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.