AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KBNA
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing Nashville Intl (KBNA) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 63.6% and engine ingestion in 18.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated763.6% of reports
Engine ingestion218.2% of reports
Latest report2025-09-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KBNA: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KBNA contains 11 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.