Lesser scaup: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2012-11-06 · BELL-429 · Lesser scaup · Substantial

  I only had time to turn my face away from the impact. The entire windscreen exploded inward. Since i was over the marsh, housa airport was the safe place to land. After finding my headset, i called twr informing them of the birdstrike and changed my landing…

• 2009-03-05 · AW 109 · Lesser scaup · Substantial

  Medical transport. Id by smithsonian from photo, FAA 3081. During night flt with patient, pilot heard a loud explosion and something flew by his head. The bird broke off a switch and several circuit breakers overhead. It did not hit the throttles. Pilot…

• 2003-01-08 · DHC8 DASH 8 · Lesser scaup · Substantial

  7-8 birds suddenly appeared i front of a/c. Several hit nose & windshld. Force of impact fractured inner pane on capt side. Numerous small pieces of glass iht cpt in face, scalp & chest. He turned control over to f/o for ldg. Emerg power switched on after…

• 2015-01-15 · B-767-300 · Lesser scaup · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. At approx 200-300 feet, saw a lrg bird enter and exit the landing light beam going from a/c lt to rt.assumed a possible birdstrike to rt main l/g area. Engine instruments indicated normal engine operation. After uneventful landing by the…

• 2015-10-23 · CRJ900 · Lesser scaup · Substantial

  Four strikes on a/c with 2 to starboard flap and on ingesttion in each engine. Engine #2 had dmg to 6 blades on bypass fan dur to strike. Engine #1 had dmg to one bypass blade.