Trends in Wildlife Strike Reporting,

Part 1—Voluntary System 1990-2008

Part 2—Sources of Data in Voluntary System

This report is the first of a two-part study focused on the subject of reporting wildlife strikes with civil aircraft in the U.S. and examines current strike reporting trends to determine if the current voluntary system is providing a sufficient quantity of data to support an accurate, statistical understanding of the national wildlife strike issue.

This report is Part 2 of a two-part study to determine if changes are needed in the way wildlife strike data are collected by the FAA, and in particular, if mandatory strike reporting is needed.

DOT/FAA/AR-09/65
DOT/FAA/AR-09/63
Author: Richard A. Dolbeer, Ph.D