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And for the first time today, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed that bird strikes on airplanes are much more common than have been thought and are increasing in number. The problem, of course, has been getting a lot of attention since birds brought down US Air Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. ABC’s Lisa Stark on what today’s report shows.

 

The US Airway’s jet that was forced to land in the Hudson River. “Hits birds, we’ve lost thrust in both engines.” After hitting a flock of geese is certainly one of the most dramatic examples of a bird strike. It is hardly the only one. The FAA numbers indicate more than 73,000 reported bird strikes in the US in the last 9 years. The reported number of collisions has more than doubled at 8 major airports.

 

Airports reporting the highest number of serious strikes, New York’s JFK, 30 incidents, and California’s Sacramento International, at least 28! Both sit near wetlands or fields that attract birds. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story, because reporting is voluntary. The government estimates that only one fifth of bird strikes is reported. Safety experts say the problem is much bigger than the numbers show and growing.

 

Captain Chesley Sullenberger who pulled off the successful Hudson River landing says bird strikes need more attention. Airports are trying everything they can, including cannons, bird distress calls, even natural predators such as dogs and falcons. The majority of bird strikes don’t result in near catastrophes. But as January’s miracle on the Hudson showed, they must be taken seriously. Lisa Stark, ABC News, Regan National Airport.

 

From cars to planes now, and a bit of a scare in Washington today when two small aircraft accidentally strayed into restricted air space. The White House was put under lockdown, and the President and Vice President were taken to a secure location out of what was called “an abundance of caution.” One of the planes landed on its own. The other was intercepted by the military and forced to land in Maryland.

 

There is a very real danger in the skies when birds and planes collide and it’s happening more often. The FAA was forced today to open its records on that for the very first time. There were nearly 110,000 bird strikes all over the country since 1990, blamed for 11 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. More now from national correspondent Jim Axelrod.

 

The best-known case of birds bringing down a jet, US Air Flight 1549, forced the FAA to make its bird strike data base public. “We’ve got more planes in the air now. We’ve got more birds in the air. So we’re literally fighting for air space between birds and planes.”

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