Double-crested cormorant: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2014-06-10 · FLIGHT DESIGN CTSW · Double-crested cormorant · Substantial

  A/c forced to land on cedar point beach after windshield was shattered bird landed in cockpit. A/c lost ability to climb. 2 people were injured (cuts on arm). Id made by photo. A/c - flight design gmbh model ctls classification is light sport. ENG rotax 912…

• 1998-07-05 · PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE · Double-crested cormorant · Substantial

  Pilot never saw the bird in his flt path. Bird penetrated windshld. Pilot had facial lacerations on nose, forehead & top of head from plexiglass.

• 2009-02-01 · G-164 AG CAT · Double-crested cormorant · Destroyed

  Id by smithsonian from photo of rwbb. FAA 3230.multiple species/ cormorant id by pilot. (data entry note: assume double-crested cormorant from location).two different species hit a/c. Cormorant came thru windshld and temporarily blinded pilot. A/c landed and…

• 2019-10-31 · BE-200 KING · Double-crested cormorant · Substantial

  Pilot incurred glass to the eyes after bird struck windshield. Pilot unable to see due to injury and severely crazed l/h windshield. Pax was instructed to fly aircraft to landing after taking controls in right hand seat.san marcos (hyi) to baz. One photo…

• 2019-09-09 · LEARJET-60 · Double-crested cormorant · Substantial

  After all necessary photos were taken the wing fairing was removed and a mostly intact bird carcass was removed. Hackensack. Note: reporter marked wing/rotor and fuselage as damaged but did not mark them as struck, assume wing/rotor and fuselage was struck…