Osprey: Aircraft Strikes
751 reported strikes · 167 damaging · Large species
Airports where this happens most
- John F Kennedy Intl123
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport72
- General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Airport28
- Sarasota-bradenton Intl Airport26
- Portland Intl (or)22
- Rhode Island Tf Green International Airport21
- Newark Liberty Intl Airport21
- Norfolk Intl17
Notable strikes
- 1991-04-01 · BELL-206 · Osprey · Substantial
Rt hand pilot windshield destroyed. Pilot suffered cuts on hands & legs. Cost $308.75 or $308,750.
- 2014-08-11 · SAAB-340 · Osprey · Substantial
Id by smithsonian. FAA 13745. Bird first reptd as buzzard by capt. While on final apch to 18r, crew delcared an emergency reporting a birdstrike had caused debris all over the windscreen and a pax window was blown out. They landed safely 3 minutes later…
- 2016-08-08 · MAULE M-6 · Osprey · Substantial
Struck and penetrated right hand windshield MOR_remarks: N5669D departed VFR from mnv going to byl and was not receiving ATC services. When n5669d was about 12 miles southwest of tys he hit a bird. The bird impacted the right side of the front windshiel
- 2018-02-01 · CIRRUS SR 20/22 · Osprey · Substantial
MOR Remarks: When pilot was reporting entering the downwind, he advised Tower he had a bird strike and was missing half his windshield. CPA, alert 2. Aircraft landed w/o further incident. Ops 3 opened the RWY at 1519Z. Crash and ops trucks followed a/c to…
- 2019-08-19 · C-182 · Osprey · Substantial
Hit the pilot in face and ended up in cockpit.Left downwind RNW 19. Owner/ operator mulgrew capital llc. Five photos
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.