Bird strike reported near runway at Moline airport

Heard on: Quad Cities International Airport (KMLI) - Tower/CTAF

01:33

00:00

QC2, use caution for birds.

00:01

Your company Skyhawk hit a bird on short final for runway 27.

00:10

Quad City Tower, 8020.

00:13

8020, test.

00:15

Approaching Alpha One, where was the report?

00:19

8020, the aircraft that hit the bird, they said it was a short final.

00:23

They said it may not even be on the runway.

00:25

So it'd probably be the, if it was on the runway, it'd probably be the 1st part of runway two seven.

00:35

52, I got a vehicle that's going to inspect the runway.

00:38

Would you be able to do your touch and go instead on runway 13 or 31 or runway 23 until we get that settled?

00:46

52,

00:50

Roger that, appreciate the help.

00:51

Make straight in for runway 31, change to runway 31, and runway 31, clear touch and go.

00:57

52, 31, 31,

00:59

31, clear touch and go.

01:01

AP 20, crews on.

01:03

On runway two seven and in the safe area.

01:09

Win 210 at three.Cessna 399 Delta Zulu holding short of two seven at November ready to take off.

01:23

Three nine nine delta zulu, call city tower, hold short runway two seven.

01:26

Traffic on final for runway three one.

01:28

Additional traffic, say airport vehicle doing a quick inspection for birds on runway two seven.

9/4/2026 08:20 AM

Aviation Incident

Quad Cities International Airport (MLI), 2200 George Kirk Drive, Moline, IL 61265

Bird strike reported near runway at Moline airport

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Bird strike reported near runway at Moline airport

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