Coyote: Aircraft Strikes
1,001 reported strikes · 74 damaging · Large species
Airports where this happens most
- Denver Intl Airport63
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport41
- Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport37
- Chicago O'hare Intl Airport31
- Albuquerque Intl Sunport20
- Charlotte/Douglas Intl Airport18
- Tampa Intl16
- Pittsburgh Intl Airport15
Notable strikes
- 2005-10-16 · BE-1900 · Coyote · Destroyed
Nose gear hit a coyote and collapsed. A/c skidded to stop on RWY. Propellers went thru skin of a/c. May not be repairable. A/c will be totalled.
- 2015-12-22 · CRJ100/200 · Coyote · Substantial
Flt crew reported seeing one coyote on RWY 18r and possibly striking it on l./r. A/c taxied to gate w/o incident. Ops inspected arrival RWY and found the carcass of the one coyote near TWY w7 intxn. RWY closed for less than on her for cleanup of remains due…
- 2017-03-13 · C-172 · Coyote · Substantial
Nose gear ripped from fuselage. From aids report per rd on 7.19.21: on 3/14/2017 at 2030 cst, a cessna 172e, s/n 17250696, struck a coyote during takeoff rotation while departing from runway 15 at coulter field airport, byran, tx (kcfd). The aircraft was…
- 2017-10-12 · DIAMOND DA40 STAR · Coyote · Substantial
Aircraft landed and Rolled over Coyote on 30R. Aircraft notified Tower that it May or May not have hit the coyote. Aircraft Taxied to Aviation Services and no known damage was found. Airport Operations found a deceased coyote on 30R with a tire mark across…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.