Bad Week For Bird Strikes....

We share the skies with all manner of things attempting to commit aviation... including the kind that lives and breathes... until they smack one of us. It was a bad week for bird strikes, as evidenced by the accident summaries listed below. Worst of all, an Eagle (the breathing/feathered kind) is among the casualties, though we're happy to see that no humans were seriously injured in these collisions. Keep an eye out for flying foul!

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 808MH Make/Model: EC13 Description: EUROCOPTER EC 130
Date: 09/27/2007 Time: 2242
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: MEADVIEW State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N808MH, A EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4 ROTORCRAFT, STRUCK AN EAGLE AND FORCE LANDED AT THE AIRPORT, THERE WERE 7 PERSONS ON BOARD, 4 SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, MEADVIEW, AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 6 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 4 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LAS VEGAS, NV (WP19) Entry date: 09/28/2007 

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 936DL Make/Model: MD80 Description: MD-81/82/83/87/88
Date: 09/22/2007 Time: 1700
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: UnknownLOCATION
City: JACKSON State: MS Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N936DL, DELTA AIRLINES 807, A BOEING MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-88 AIRCRAFT, ON LANDING, STRUCK LARGE BIRDS DAMAGING NOSE RADOME, FLAPS, AND LANDING GEAR, JACKSON, MS

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Landing Operation: Air Carrier
FAA FSDO: JACKSON, MS (SO07) Entry date: 09/24/2007

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: EJA339 Make/Model: C560 Description: 560 Citation 5/5 Ultra (UC-35.OT-47, TR-
Date: 09/23/2007 Time: 1708
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: TRENTON State: NJ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH, REPORTED STRIKING A BIRD CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGE, TRENTON, NJ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Approach Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: PHILADELPHIA, PA (EA17) Entry date: 09/24/2007

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 464SW Make/Model: CRJ2 Description: CANADAIR CRJ-200, RJ-200 REGIONAL JET
Date: 09/22/2007 Time: 0427
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: SALT LAKE CITY State: UT Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N464SW, SKYWEST 3944, A BOMBARDIER CL-600 AIRCRAFT, WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY, STRUCK A BIRD CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGE, NO INJURIES REPORTED, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Approach Operation: Air Carrier
FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 09/24/2007

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