Atsb transport Safety Report
Non-flying animal strikes
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8. Non-flying animal strikesWhen compared with birdstrikes (which are the most commonly reported type of air safety occurrence to the ATSB), cases of an aircraft striking a ground-based animal are not commonly reported. While infrequent, there is a relatively high possibility that animal strikes could more frequently result in significant aircraft damage when compared with birdstrikes. 8.1 Number of animals struckFrom Table it can be seen that the total number of animal strikes continues to fluctuate significantly from year to year. After increasing to a 10-year high in 2010, high capacity air transport animal strikes have reduced in the 2-year period of 2012 to 2013, while low capacity air transport and general have had slight increases in animal strikes in the past 2 years (2012 – 2013) relative to the 10-year average of 2004 – 2013, as shown in Figure . Table : Number of animal strikes per year by operation type, 2004 to 2013
Figure : Average animals struck per year by operation type for the 2004-2013 period 
Table shows that Queensland had the highest rate of animal strikes over the last 10 years, followed by New South Wales and Western Australia. Hares and rabbits were the most common animals struck, followed by kangaroos, dogs and foxes, and wallabies. Table : Animal strikes by animal type and state, 2004-2013
Table shows the number of animal strikes by state in the last 2 years only (2012 and 2013). There has been an increase in the relative number of hares/rabbits, dogs/foxes, and lizards/snakes struck in 2012-2013. The increase in hare and rabbit strikes occurred mostly in Queensland, as has the increase in lizard and snake strikes. The growth in dog and fox strikes is more evenly distributed across Australia, with New South Wales having a higher number of these strikes. Table : Animal strikes by animal type and state, 2012-2013
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