LRingeisen
Well Known Member
One thing that we like to do to better ourselves as an insurance broker is to stay current on everything we can related to aircraft insurance. This means we occasionally get the chance to scour the internet to learn new trends or just find out what people are interested in learning about. While doing this I came across an article from USA Today dated 2/6/19, ?Planes strike birds more than 40 times a day, FAA data show?. Here?s the link if you want to read up on it. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...istration-data-sully-sullenberger/2613893002/
Although the article is referring more to commercial aircraft, it got me thinking, ?How often do light aircraft collide with birds?? According to the FAA, there were 12,728 reported bird strikes by civil aircraft in 2016. This is up from 1,758 in 1990. Over a 27 year study, the FAA shows a 724% increase in bird strikes. That?s crazy! The interesting thing is that strikes with damage is significantly lower than it was back in 1990. According to the FAA, the need for reporting all bird strikes is important to identify trends and develop strike prevention methods. Of course, awareness is a key factor in any loss prevention strategy as well. Pilots should always be on the lookout for bird activity, particularly during takeoff and landing.
Here is the link to the FAA article, where I found this information. It?s pretty interesting if you ask me.
https://wildlife.faa.gov/downloads/Wildlife-Strike-Report-1990-2016.pdf
Keep in mind that bird strikes are covered by your insurance policy and it's quite possible that you have a $0 deductible. If you have any questions, please contact your insurance carrier or broker.
Although the article is referring more to commercial aircraft, it got me thinking, ?How often do light aircraft collide with birds?? According to the FAA, there were 12,728 reported bird strikes by civil aircraft in 2016. This is up from 1,758 in 1990. Over a 27 year study, the FAA shows a 724% increase in bird strikes. That?s crazy! The interesting thing is that strikes with damage is significantly lower than it was back in 1990. According to the FAA, the need for reporting all bird strikes is important to identify trends and develop strike prevention methods. Of course, awareness is a key factor in any loss prevention strategy as well. Pilots should always be on the lookout for bird activity, particularly during takeoff and landing.
Here is the link to the FAA article, where I found this information. It?s pretty interesting if you ask me.
https://wildlife.faa.gov/downloads/Wildlife-Strike-Report-1990-2016.pdf
Keep in mind that bird strikes are covered by your insurance policy and it's quite possible that you have a $0 deductible. If you have any questions, please contact your insurance carrier or broker.