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RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KHSV / HSVALABAMA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Huntsville Intl Arpt-Carl T Jones Field

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KHSV, from 1990-09-23 through 2026-07-26. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports8801990–export
2021–2025 reports329five complete years
Reported damage0.8%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rate832.2reports / 100k covered departures
01 / READ THE RECORD

329 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 99 more reports than 2016–2020 (230). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports70.8% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports60.7% of reports
Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$616Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201632 reports · 0.0% damage
201731 reports · 0.0% damage
201880 reports · 0.0% damage
201937 reports · 0.0% damage
202050 reports · 2.0% damage
202139 reports · 0.0% damage
202278 reports · 0.0% damage
202390 reports · 0.0% damage
202438 reports · 0.0% damage
202584 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan5
Feb11
Mar11
Apr14
May20
Jun20
Jul69
Aug90
Sep36
Oct30
Nov13
Dec10

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach49 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll20 · 0.0% damage
Climb18 · 0.0% damage
Departure16 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run11 · 0.0% damage
Arrival3 · 0.0% damage
Local3 · 0.0% damage
Descent1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

Eastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT001104 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220594 reports · 2.1% damageKilldeerFAA species ID N511171 reports · 0.0% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00564 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL00128 reports · 0.0% damageHorned larkFAA species ID YH00425 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511421 reports · 0.0% damageMicrobatsFAA species ID 1C220 reports · 0.0% damageCliff swallowFAA species ID YI00920 reports · 0.0% damageCommon nighthawkFAA species ID S521314 reports · 0.0% damageSparrowsFAA species ID ZX39 reports · 0.0% damageSwallowsFAA species ID YI8 reports · 0.0% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

EMB-170Aircraft type45 reports · 2.2% damageB-717-200Aircraft type37 reports · 2.7% damageEMB-145Aircraft type36 reports · 2.8% damageCRJ100/200Aircraft type34 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ900Aircraft type29 reports · 0.0% damageCRJ700Aircraft type25 reports · 0.0% damageMD-88Aircraft type19 reports · 0.0% damageMD-80Aircraft type13 reports · 0.0% damage
07 / AL

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