Wildlife Aircraft Hazards Biol. Ed Cleary Staff Wildlife Biologist Federal Aviation Administration Office of Airport Safety and Standards.
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Wildlife Aircraft Hazards
Biol. Ed Cleary
Staff Wildlife Biologist
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Airport Safety and Standards
Program started in 1960s
Responsive to changes in:
1. Technology
Aircraft design
3 or 4 engines to 2 engines
Engine ingestion standards
2. Research results
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3. Wildlife populations
13 of 14 species of birds over
4 lbs.
Deer populations increase
350,000 in 1900
<26 million today
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Wildlife strike reporting is voluntary
1,700 reports in 1990
6,100 reports in 2002
Increases in:
Public awareness
Number of operations
Number of aircraft
Wildlife populations
Number of strikes
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Reported wildlife strikes to civil aircraft
resulting in human injuries or deaths,
USA, 1990-2001.
Birds Mammals
Total
Strikes
93
18
111
Injuries
101
24
125
Deaths
6
1
7
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Wildlife is attracted to an airport
because they can find:
Food
Cover
Water
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Wildlife strike control strategies:
Habitat modification
Protection
Population management
Flight schedule modification
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FAA’s BASH control program:
1. Regulatory
Title 14 CFR 139.337
Specific triggering events
Wildlife hazard assessment
Wildlife hazard management plan
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2. Increasing aviation community awareness
Bird Strike Committee USA
Posters
Advisory Circulars
AC 150/5200-33 Hazardous Wildlife Attractants on or
Near Airports
AC 150/5200-34 Construction or Establishment of
New Landfills Near Public Airports
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Manual Wildlife Hazard Management At
Airports
(English, Spanish, French)
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Annual
Report
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Articles in the scientific and
popular literature
Presentations/papers at various
aviation group and scientific
meeting
Web Site:
http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov
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3. Sponsoring research
Habitat management
Wildlife management techniques
Database management (46,000 records)
Feather ID (Smithsonian)
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SandraWright,
Wright,USDA,
USDA,
Sandra
Manager,FAA
FAAWildlife
WildlifeStrike
Strike
Manager,
Databasefor
forCivil
CivilAviation
Aviation
Database
Carla Dove, Smithsonian: Provides
free bird identification via analysis
of feather remains
4. Interagency cooperation
US DoA Wildlife Services
US DoD Air Force
US DoI Fish and Wildlife
Service
US Environmental Protection
Agency
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6. International Cooperation
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
(Mexico)
Safe Skies for Africa
East Africa
Republica Dominicana
International Birdstrike Committee
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Keeping wildlife off airports
means --
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safer skies for all who fly.
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