Franklin's gull: Aircraft Strikes
295 reported strikes · 21 damaging · Small species
Airports where this happens most
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport65
- Grand Forks Intl33
- Hector International31
- Will Rogers World Airport23
- Salt Lake City Intl19
- Lincoln Airport9
- Bismarck Municipal Airport9
- Kansas City Intl8
Notable strikes
- 2010-10-29 · EXPERIMENTAL · Franklin's gull · Substantial
Id by smithsonian. Strike occurred in vicinity of lake lewisville, tx about 15 minutes flight time nw of kads.he was starting his initial descent for final apch to kads over lake ray roberts to the north. He saw a large gull flying at the same altitude…
- 2020-04-21 · B-767-300 · Franklin's gull · Substantial
OPS 203 reported to OPS 213- that Kalitta Air ground personnel observed a bird strike on N761CK. OPS 213 along with Safety 903 made location to the east cargo ramp and observed a deceased carcass lodged inside the left flap. Kalitta Air personnel, stated he…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.