Salt Lake City Intl: Wildlife Strikes

Notable strikes

• 1996-11-23 · C-172 · Unknown bird - large · Substantial

  Lgr bird smashed windshld on final, blinded pilot. Rt seat pilot landed a/c. Injury- pilot s face cut. VFR flying conditions.

• 2015-03-28 · ROBINSON R44 · Ring-billed gull · Substantial

  Pilots reported seeing 2 birds in front of the helicopter while inbound for landing. Pilot took evasive action, however, one of the birds struck the pax side window causing it to shatter. The cfi was sitting in the rt seat sustained a small cut to his hand.

• 2015-09-23 · B-737-900 · White-faced ibis · Substantial

  Short final. Bird struck the front l/g. No dmg to l/g. Significant dmg to engine #1 nose cowl. Dmg required removal and replacement of nose cowl. Estimated cost of repair $973,000 and labor $200. Remains taken fron landing gear. No sample taken from damaged…

• 2015-01-07 · DC-10-30 · White-headed gull complex · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. Three samples received for id. All three were undetermined species of white-headed gull. Insufficient diagnostic material for more specific id. Pilot reported strike on climbout causing vibration. A/c returned to kslc as a precaution. Four…

• 2015-03-18 · B-737-900 · White-headed gull complex · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. Note: 2nd set of remains received for id confirmed this level of id. Undetermined species of white-headed gull. Insufficient diagnostic material for more specific id. Photos.