Narrative:

Packs of roaming coyotes and or domestic dogs are a daily occurrence on the saf airport. The above departing beech duke missed 3 coyotes by 5 ft vertical. There is a new fence around the airport perimeter, but has holes dug under the fence in several spots. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said a very expensive security fence was installed around the airport. He said although airport management believed the fence would reduce the number of coyotes coming onto the airport, it did not help. He said the animals just dig a passage under the fence and enter the airport. He said the food source for coyotes are prairie dogs that live near the runways. He has been told by the health department that the prairie dogs are afflicted with monkey pox disease that can be transmitted to humans. He said no one really knows what can be done to rid the airport of the prairie dogs without stirring up the environment groups. The reporter said in the 7 yrs he has been at the airport, he only knows of 2 incidents where aircraft have struck an animal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAF ARPT HAS A PROB WITH COYOTES AND DOGS RUNNING ACROSS RWY AND BECOMING A HAZARD TO ACFT.

Narrative: PACKS OF ROAMING COYOTES AND OR DOMESTIC DOGS ARE A DAILY OCCURRENCE ON THE SAF ARPT. THE ABOVE DEPARTING BEECH DUKE MISSED 3 COYOTES BY 5 FT VERT. THERE IS A NEW FENCE AROUND THE ARPT PERIMETER, BUT HAS HOLES DUG UNDER THE FENCE IN SEVERAL SPOTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID A VERY EXPENSIVE SECURITY FENCE WAS INSTALLED AROUND THE ARPT. HE SAID ALTHOUGH ARPT MGMNT BELIEVED THE FENCE WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COYOTES COMING ONTO THE ARPT, IT DID NOT HELP. HE SAID THE ANIMALS JUST DIG A PASSAGE UNDER THE FENCE AND ENTER THE ARPT. HE SAID THE FOOD SOURCE FOR COYOTES ARE PRAIRIE DOGS THAT LIVE NEAR THE RWYS. HE HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE HEALTH DEPT THAT THE PRAIRIE DOGS ARE AFFLICTED WITH MONKEY POX DISEASE THAT CAN BE XMITTED TO HUMANS. HE SAID NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RID THE ARPT OF THE PRAIRIE DOGS WITHOUT STIRRING UP THE ENVIRONMENT GROUPS. THE RPTR SAID IN THE 7 YRS HE HAS BEEN AT THE ARPT, HE ONLY KNOWS OF 2 INCIDENTS WHERE ACFT HAVE STRUCK AN ANIMAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.