Durango-La Plata County Airport Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2015-08-06, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 21, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Peregrine falcon, Size: Medium, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: 9:40 AM DAY

Date: 2015-08-05, Time: Night (22:50), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Envoy Air, Aircraft: EMB-145 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N670AE, Flight: 3105, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 3, Above Ground: 2500 ft, Speed: 190 knots, Miles From Airport: 8 mi, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Tail, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: FINAL APRCH.

Date: 2015-07-14, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 21, Birds Struck: 1, Species: American kestrel, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: REMAINS WERE REPORTED TO ARPT OPS BY A LANDING C-208. 8:30 AM DAY

Date: 2015-01-19, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3/21, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Coyote, Size: Large, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: RWY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT 19:30. COYOTE CARCASS WAS REPORTED ON RWY BY FLIGHT 5210 AT 22:48. 22:48 PM NIGHT

Date: 2014-08-18, Time: Day (10:27), Operator: Republic Airlines, Aircraft: DHC8 DASH 8 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N507LX, Flight: 4875, Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 100 ft, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Report Type: Air Transport Report
Remarks: STRUCK A BIRD ON SHORT FINAL. LESS THAN 100 FEET OFF THE RWY. STRUCK THE RT WINDSCREEN JUST IN FRONT OF PILOT.

Date: 2014-07-18, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3/21, Birds Struck: 1, Species: American kestrel, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: FOUND DURING NIGHTLY RWY INSPECTION, JUST WEST OF RWY C/L BTWN A5 AND A6

Date: 2014-07-14, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3/21, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: American kestrel, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2014-07-09, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3/21, Birds Struck: 1, Species: American kestrel, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: FOUND ON RWY DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, 100 YDS NORTH OF A6 ON WEST SIDE OF RWY.

Date: 2013-11-26, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Short-eared owl, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: SOURCE = FOUR xxxx-x (xxxx-xx-x-xxxxxx, x-x-xxxxxx, Rx, Rx)
Remarks: OWL FOUND HIT, LYING ON TWY CONNECTOR AT A-7 AND TWY. 445 AM NIGHT.

Date: 2013-09-03, Time: Dusk, Sky: Overcast, Precipation: None, Operator: Republic Airlines, Aircraft: DHC8 DASH 8 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N508LX, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 21, Above Ground: 65 ft, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: BIRD FOUND BY OPS ON RWY 21 NEAR A-3 E SIDE OF C/L. REPTD BY A/C CAPT.

Date: 2013-07-29, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Western meadowlark, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: SOURCE = TWO xxxx-x (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rx)
Remarks: FOUND ON RWY (# NOT REPTD) ON MORNING INSPN NORTH OF A6 BY LIGHT #67. 0500.

Date: 2013-07-14, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Common nighthawk, Size: Small, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Comments: SOURCE = TWO xxxx-x (xxxx-x-x-xxxxxx, Rx)
Remarks: FOUND REMAINS ON CENTERLINE OF RWY (# NOT REPTD, ASSUME 1) SLIGHTLY NORTH OF A7. NO REPTD STRIKES.

Date: 2013-02-21, Time: Day (11:30), Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N498CA, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Sparrows, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck radome, Struck nose, Struck Wing or Rotor, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: IT APPEARS THE BIRD STRUCK THE RT SIDE OF THE NOSE CONE, BOUNCED OFF AND STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RT WING. BIRD REPTD AS NELSON'S SPARROW. (DATA ENTRY NOTE: THIS BIRD IS NOT IN THE AREA OF DRO)

Date: 2012-02-14, Time: Day (12:30), Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: Snow, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N944SW, Flight: 2986?, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 3, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck radome, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: BIRDS ON RWY MIDSECTION.

Date: 2011-09-11, Time: Day (11:15), Operator: Mesa Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N570ML, Flight: 2894, Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 6000 ft, Speed: 140 knots, Miles From Airport: 2 mi, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Landing Gear, Report Type: Air Transport Report
Remarks: BIRD REMAINS FOUND BTWN THE TWO WHEELS OF THE LT MAIN BRAKES DURING POSTFLT INSPN. INCIDENT ID 15320.

Date: 2011-06-24, Time: Day (17:30), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Flight: 6294, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 21, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 1, Species: American kestrel, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Landing Gear, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: STRUCK NOSE GEAR AND REQ AN INSPN OF GEAR NO MAJOR DMG FOUND.

Date: 2010-06-13, Time: Day (09:00), Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Remains Collected: Yes, Remains Sent: No, Runway: 3, Speed: 150 knots, Phase of Flight: Landing Roll, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Coyote, Size: Large, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Landing Gear, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: COYOTE STRUCK ON RWY AT A6. FLT SLIGHTLY DELAYED FOR MECHANICAL INSPN. DETERMINED TO BE FINE AND FLT DEPARTED. COYOTE REMAINS REMOVED FROM RWY.

Date: 2009-09-09, Time: Day (17:15), Operator: Mesa Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N17275, Flight: 2896, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 3, Above Ground: 300 ft, Speed: 140 knots, Miles From Airport: 1 mi, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck radome, Struck Wing or Rotor, Report Type: Air Transport Report
Remarks: FINAL APRCH RWY 3 AT DRO, APPROX 300 FT AGL, STRUCK SMALL ( 2 FISTS PLACED TOGETHER SIZE) DARK COLORED BIRD ON R SIDE OF RADOME. SAW THE BIRD A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE WE STRUCK IT. FELT STRIKE THROUGH FLOOR OR A/C, MADE A THUMP. FLT ATTENDANT ALSO TOLD ME LATER SHE HEARD THE THUMP. LANDED W/O INCIDENT. CALLED MX CONTROL AND MADE ENTRY IN AML.

Date: 2008-08-03, Time: Night (23:30), Operator: Mesa Airlines, Aircraft: DHC8 DASH 8 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N989HA, Flight: 2898, Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 3300 ft, Speed: 180 knots, Miles From Airport: 10 mi, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: Air Transport Report
Remarks: ON VISUAL APCH A BIRD HIT F/O WINDSHLD. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROX 10,000 FT MSL AND 10 DME FROM THE ARPT. NEITHER F/O NOR I SAW THE BIRD HIT. UPON ARRIVAL WE NOTICED THE BIRDSTRIKE AND I CONTACTED MX AND DISPATCH AND WROTE IT UP IN THE AML. NO DMG. INCIDENT ID 3736.

Date: 2008-06-05, Time: Day (12:37), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Business, Aircraft: C-550 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N306CS, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 20, Speed: 100 knots, Phase of Flight: Landing Roll, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Engine 1, Struck Wing or Rotor, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Comments: OPER = CITATION SHARES
Remarks: DURING THE FLARE, A SML BIRD (POSSIBLY A SPARROW) CAME QUICKLUY FROM THE RT AND HIT THE L WING AS WE TOUCHED DOWN. IT WAS PARTLY INGESTED INTO L ENG. NO DMG. WAS SEEN. AND DMG TO ENG LOOKED MINIMAL HOWEVER INSPN OF ENG WAS ORDERED.

Date: 2008-03-19, Time: Night, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N426SW, Flight: 3962, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 2, Above Ground: 500 ft, Speed: 143 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2007-12-27, Time: Day (11:55), Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N965SW, Flight: 6773, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 20, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Seen: 11-100, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Unknown bird - small, Size: Small, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Wing or Rotor, Struck Tail, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E
Remarks: SPARROW OR STARLING SIZE BIRDS. BROWN. NO DMG. ARPT OPS NOTIFIED. NO REMAINS FOUND ON RWY.

Date: 2007-10-01, Time: Dawn (06:15), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N930SW, Flight: 6070, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 12, Speed: 140 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, 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-E
Remarks: NO DMG.

Date: 2007-07-23, Time: Day, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: CRJ100/200 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N963AW, Flight: 6223, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 20, Speed: 125 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-E

Date: 2006-07-30, Time: Day (17:30), Operator: Mesa Airlines, Aircraft: DHC8 DASH 8 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N434YV, Flight: 7085, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Other, Part Not Reptd, Report Type: Air Transport Report
Remarks: BIRDSTRIKE ON T/O FRONT OF A/C.

Date: 2003-01-30, Time: Day (11:30), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Skywest Airlines, Aircraft: EMB-120 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N215SN, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 20, Above Ground: 600 ft, Speed: 145 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Seen: 1, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Eagles, Size: Large, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Damage: Uncertain Level, Strikes/Damages: Struck & Damaged Propeller, Struck & Damaged Other, Cowling, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Remarks: BIRD HIT PROP BLADE AND CONTD AFT TO HIT COWLING. FRACTURED PROP BLADE AND DENTED COWLING

Date: 1996-09-27, Time: Night, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Mesa Airlines, Aircraft: BE-1900 (Airplane), Mass: 5,701 - 27,000 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Registration: N104YV, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Approach, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7
Comments: N# REPTD AS NxxVY BUT THIS COULD NOT BE FOUND, IT IS PROBABLYNxxxVY
Remarks: TIME = 2145