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US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009 Mark George Wildlife Factors

US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009 Mark George Wildlife Factors. Identification of Biological Remains. Smithsonian Institute Feather Lab DNA and feather analysis: migratory Canada geese. Improbable Bird Strike. Higher and farther from airport

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US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009 Mark George Wildlife Factors

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  1. US Airways Flight 1549 Ditching on the Hudson River January 15, 2009Mark George Wildlife Factors

  2. Identification of Biological Remains • Smithsonian Institute Feather Lab • DNA and feather analysis: migratory Canada geese

  3. Improbable Bird Strike • Higher and farther from airport • 94% at or below 150 ft • Season with fewest strikes • January is second lowest month for strikes • Two engines damaged • One engine damaged - 30 times more likely • Migratory birds • Resident birds more numerous

  4. Airport Responsibility • Part 139.337 – wildlife hazard assessment (WHA), required if: • Multiple strikes have occurred • Damaging strike occurs • Engine ingestion • Hazardous wildlife is observed on or near the airport • LGA had a WHA and Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP)

  5. Airport Responsibility • Inside the perimeter fence • Hazardous species are: • Physically removed • Harassed from the area • Limited off-airport mitigation • US Airways 1549 strike occurred beyond LGA’s area of responsibility

  6. Airport Responsibility • 94% of wildlife strikes occur below 150 feet above ground level • On-airport mitigation has best chance of reducing strikes • Currently, about half of Part 139 airports • Have not had a WHA • Do not have a WHMP

  7. Research Activities • Birds not suicidal (Dolbeer) • Airplane-based systems • Aircraft lighting • Pulse lights • Lasers • Weather radar • USDA and FAA collaboration

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