Orlando Sanford Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2007-01-27 · C-172 · Turkey vulture · Destroyed

  After exiting class c airspace during a training flight as pilot initiated a climb, a turkey buzzard impacted rt wing causing dmg. Dmg caused the a/c to turn to rt and severely limited his ability to control a/c. Began in a descending rt spiral. Pilot…

• 2016-07-10 · C-152 · Turkey vulture · Substantial

  Pilot reported seeing a vulture before strike, bird hit the right leading edge wing. 1ft x 2ft dent in the wing. Pictures taken. No DNA on aircraft to remove. MOR_remarks: N94294 reported a bird strike on right downwind to Rwy 27R. Landed and taxied t

• 2020-03-12 · BE-36 · Anhinga · Substantial

  Declared an alert 2 and landed safely. Bird went through windshield. Gta air inc . 5 photos. Broken windshield, instrument panel, hole in tail, dent in wing surface, interior mess. Pilot had difficulty communicating and a light gun was used to clear the…

• 2023-03-26 · EMB-505 PHENOM 300  · Bald eagle · Substantial

  Significant damage to the radome/radar/nose section. Amount of time and cost is still unknown at this point. No injuries. No change in flight characteristics. Synergy Flight Center. MOR: N35EA E55P hit a bird on 5 mile final at 2000 feet for runway 27R…

• 2025-04-08 · BE-20 · Wood stork · Substantial

  Feather/remains collected by airport operations. AVIATION ENTERPRISES LLC Smithsonian Wildlife/Species Identification: Wood stork (Mycteria americana). One photo