12/20/2009 1625 SACRAMENTO, CA 460WN B737 I UNKN 0 N460WN, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 2677 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT, ON FINAL STRUCK A LARGE BIRD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE RADOME,
SACRAMENTO, CA
12/20/2009 0327 SACRAMENTO, CA 806FR A318 I UNKN 0 N806FR FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT 227 ON FINAL STRUCK A BIRD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE LEADING EDGE SLAT, SACRAMENTO, CA
12/20/2009 0229 SACRAMENTO, CA 816AW A319 I UNKN 0 N816AW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 369 ON FINAL, ITS NUMBER TWO ENGINE INGESTED A BIRD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DAMAGE UNKNOWN, SACRAMENTO, CA
12/20/2009 0424 SACRAMENTO, CA 31412 B737 I UNKN 0 N31412, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT ON FINAL STRUCK SEVERAL BIRDS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, DAMAGE UNKNOWN, SACRAMENTO, CA
To top this off, these happened on each side of the field. COA and FFT are at Terminal 2, and generally use 16R/34L, while AWE and SWA are at Terminal 1, and get 16L/34R. Coming up from the south, both arrival corridors overfly the Sacramento River, which is more than known for tons of bird activity.
Right on deef - that’s exactly how I feel. It’s called “survival of the fittest” for a reason. If a GE90 just happens to be more fit than a black bird or a pigeon, oh well. I feel even stonger like that about deer, but that’s a whole 'nother story.
To compliment my proposed state highway program (outfitting deer with orange reflective vests) perhaps the birds can be given transponders and strobes.
