Pierre Regional Airport Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2015-09-27, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: House sparrow, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: INTXN RWY 31 AND A2 DURING INSPN.

Date: 2015-09-18, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2015-09-18, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 7, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2015-09-13, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13/31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 12:30 PM DAY

Date: 2014-10-04, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Western meadowlark, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 11:15 AM DAY

Date: 2014-09-20, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Meadowlarks, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2014-09-07, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Meadowlarks, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: BOTH MEADOWLARK SPECIES COMMON TO SD. 12:30 PM DAY

Date: 2014-09-01, Time: Day (17:00), Sky: Some Cloud, Operator: Great Lakes Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N251GL, Flight: 3030, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 31, Above Ground: 30 ft, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Other, Tailet, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: NO DMG. MX REVIEWED THE AREA AND SIGNED OFF. NO DMG.

Date: 2014-08-23, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Cliff swallow, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 10:00 AM DAY

Date: 2014-06-01, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Sparrows, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 14:00 PM DAY

Date: 2012-11-01, Time: Dawn (07:40), Sky: Overcast, Precipation: Fog, Operator: Great Lakes Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N254GL, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 7, Above Ground: 2300 ft, Speed: 210 knots, Phase of Flight: Climb, Birds Seen: 11-100, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Damage: Minor, Strikes/Damages: Struck & Damaged Tail, Effect On Flight: Precautionary Landing, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Comments: SOURCE = TWO xxxx-x
Remarks: LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DENTED. ABOUT 1 FOOT LONG. MINOR DMG.

Date: 2012-07-26, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: MX FOUND 2 KILLDEER LAYING ON RWY. APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY A/C. 2100 PM NIGHT.

Date: 2011-10-17, Time: Night (06:58), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Great Lakes Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N122UX, Flight: 7233, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 25, Above Ground: 500 ft, Speed: 121 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Unknown bird, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Damage: Substantial, Strikes/Damages: Struck nose, Struck Engine 2, Engine ingested the bird/ animal, Struck & Damaged Wing or Rotor, Struck Landing Gear, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: SOURCE = FOUR xxxx-x (xxxx-xx-xx-xxxxxx, Rx & Rx & xx-xx-xxxxxx)
Remarks: CRUSHED SPAR. RT INBD FLAP HAD TO BE REBUILT. BIRD MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GROUSE BASED ON FEATHER, BUT PILOT WAS NOT SURE.

Date: 2010-05-06, Time: Day (07:00), Sky: Overcast, Precipation: Rain, Operator: Delta Air Lines, Aircraft: SAAB-340 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Flight: 3145, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 7/25, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Mallard, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Other, Part Not Reptd, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: FEMALE MALLARD DUCK.

Date: 2006-08-10, Time: Night, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Great Lakes Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N253GL, Flight: 5129, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 31, Above Ground: 700 ft, Speed: 135 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Damage: Uncertain Level, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Struck & Damaged Wing or Rotor, Struck & Damaged Tail, Struck & Damaged Other, Spinner, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: DENT ON RT SPINNER, RT WING LE AND RT HORIZ STABIL. ABOUT 5 BIRDS HIT A/C.

Date: 2004-09-02, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 25, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Owls, Size: Medium, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Remarks: FORM WAS TORN WHERE SIZE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. PILOT REPTD A COUPLE OF DEAD ANIMALS ON RWY EARLY THIS MORNING. AN OWL, CUT IN HALF WAS REMOVED.

Date: 2004-03-27, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13/31, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Ring-billed gull, Size: Medium, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 2 RBGU FOUND ON RWY. ASSUMED THEY WERE HIT BY A/C.

Date: 2004-02-09, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13/31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Sparrows, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: COMMON SPARROW FOUND ON CENTERLINE OF RWY 13/31. FOUND DURING DAY.

Date: 2002-12-07, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 7/25, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Western meadowlark, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: TIME FOUND 1600, DAY. FOUND AT 5000' MARK OF RWY 25.

Date: 2002-09-11, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Ring-necked pheasant, Size: Medium, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: FOUND AT DAWN ON RWY.

Date: 2002-09-09, Time: Day (08:15), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Government, Aircraft: PA-31 NAVAJO (Airplane), Mass: 2251 - 5700 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Reciprocating engine (piston), Registration: N13ES, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 31, Speed: 60 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Ring-necked pheasant, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Propeller, Struck Wing or Rotor, Effect On Flight: Aborted Take-off, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: OPER = STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ( xxxx-x-xx-xxxxxxRx)
Remarks: DURING AIRFIELD INSPN, REMAINS OF PHEASANT WERE FOUND. NO DMG TO A/C. THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BIRD BEING TAKEN OUT OF SEASON, NO CHARGES WERE PRESSED BY WILDLIFE.

Date: 2002-08-24, Time: Day (10:15), Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Business, Aircraft: AYRES THRUSH (Airplane), Mass: 2251 - 5700 kg, Engines: 1, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N5599X, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 13, Above Ground: 10 ft, Speed: 85 knots, Phase of Flight: Climb, Birds Seen: 11-100, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Franklin's gull, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: Yes, Strikes/Damages: Struck Propeller, Struck Other, Spray Boom, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: xxxx-x-xx-xxxxxx OPER = ICE SPRAY SERVICE (x/xx/xxxx UPDATED ENG TYPE)
Remarks: PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF STRIKE, HE THOUGHT BIRDS WERE UNDERNEATH HIM WHEN STRIKE OCCURRED. 2 BIRDS WERE HIT. STRIKE WAS SEEN BY ARPT MGR AND REMAINS OF BIRDS WERE INCINERATED.

Date: 2000-04-20, Time: Day, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Great Lakes Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N97UX, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 31, Speed: 110 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Canada goose, Size: Large, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: Yes, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Remarks: FLOCK OF GEESE WERE TRANSITING AT LOW-LEVEL. BIRD HIT JUST ABOVE WINDSHLD AFTER VR. T/O CONTD.

Date: 1991-10-02, Time: Day, Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Business, Aircraft: C-500 (Airplane), Mass: 2251 - 5700 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N83ND, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 31, Above Ground: 3000 ft, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Wing or Rotor, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Comments: OPERATOR = UNIV OF NORTH DAKOTA
Remarks: NO DAMAGE, JUST BLOOD & FEATHERS ON RT WING TIP.