Reported Bird Strikes in Australia

On 24 December 1995 an Australian ibis was ingested into the
engine of an Airbus A300 on takeoff from Coolangatta Airport. The
damage to the engine

was extensive.

Bird strikes are a continual hazard for aircraft operations,
particularly during the take-off and landing phases. The Bureau's
database contains the birdstrike reports shown in appendix 1,
tables IA, 1 B and 1 C for the years 1993, 1994 and 1995. It should
be noted that the requirement for reporting birdstrike occurrences
which did not involve aircraft damage was terminated in 1991. Prior
to 1991 all bird-strike occurrences were reported to the Bureau and
forwarded to the Civil Aviation Authority's Bird Hazard
Investigation Unit.