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Mcchord Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord) Airport Wildlife Incidents



Historical Wildlife Incidents - Mcchord Field (Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord) Airport

Wildlife Incidents - Bird Sizes
(Based on 30 incidents)

2014 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2014-10-30, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2014-10-22, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Landing, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2014-05-03, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Landing, Species: Barn owl, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Antenna Skin, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2014-03-24, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 100 ft, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2013 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2013-10-07, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Local, Species: Unknown bird, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2013-09-12, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 25 ft, Phase of Flight: Landing, Species: Barn swallow, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck Tail, Out Of Service: 92 h, Other Costs: $94, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2013-08-25, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2012 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2012-10-23, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 600 ft, Phase of Flight: Climb, Species: Unknown bird, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-09-12, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Local, Species: Red-tailed hawk, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Lights, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-09-11, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 600 ft, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Barn swallow, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-08-31, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 1000 ft, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: American wigeon, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Engine 1, Out Of Service: 1030 h, Other Costs: $1086, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-08-13, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Species: Peregrine falcon, Size: Small, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-06-25, Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 200 ft, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-04-18, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 2000 ft, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Grebes, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-03-05, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 50 ft, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Unknown bird, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2012-02-24, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 160 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: American robin, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck radome, Struck nose, Out Of Service: 64176 h, Other Costs: $67650, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2011 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2011-11-06, Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-135 (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 200 ft, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Mallard, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Wing or Rotor, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2009 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2009-12-02, Time: Night (22:20), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2009-09-27, Time: Day (12:13), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Landing, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2009-09-02, Time: Day (08:30), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Landing, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2009-06-25, Time: Night (23:28), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 190 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Out Of Service: 6690 h, Other Costs: $7632, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2008 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2008-09-25, Time: Night (21:30), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-09-13, Time: Day (11:40), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Engine 3, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-07-28, Time: Night (00:30), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Engine 3, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-06-02, Time: Day (09:30), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Landing, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-05-28, Time: Night (01:30), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-04-12, Time: Night (00:05), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 250 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-04-09, Time: Night (20:00), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 200 knots, Phase of Flight: Landing Roll, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Antenna Skin, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2008-04-03, Time: Day (09:27), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 120 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Horned lark, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2007 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2007-11-17, Time: Day (11:00), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 110 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: California gull, Size: Medium, Strikes/Damages: Struck Engine 2, Out Of Service: 1660 h, Other Costs: $1996, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-10-23, Time: Night (23:15), Operator: Military, Remains Collected: No, Speed: 150 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Killdeer, Size: Small, Strikes/Damages: Struck radome, Struck Landing Gear, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-09-10, Time: Day (09:15), Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17A (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-08-14, Time: Day (19:37), Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17A (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 125 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-05-15, Time: Night (22:00), Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17A (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 230 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-04-06, Time: Day (09:15), Operator: Military, Aircraft: C-17A (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 130 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx
Date: 2007-03-19, Time: Night (21:20), Operator: Military, Aircraft: KC-135R (Airplane), Remains Collected: No, Speed: 190 knots, Phase of Flight: Take-off run, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Report Type: BASH
Comments: SOURCE = BASH NR xxxxxx

2003 Wildlife Incidents

Date: 2003-05-09, Time: Day, Sky: Some Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Miami Air Intl, Aircraft: B-727-200 (Airplane), Mass: 27,001 - 272,000 kg, Engines: 3, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N803MA, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 16, Above Ground: 2000 ft, Speed: 220 knots, Phase of Flight: Approach, 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
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