AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KCLT
The FAA database contains 53 filed reports pairing Charlotte/Douglas Intl Arpt (KCLT) with Brazilian free-tailed bat; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 3.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports531990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion23.8% of reports
Latest report2026-07-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KCLT: 53 paired reports in the FAA file
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KCLT contains 53 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Brazilian free-tailed bat parent contains 1,333 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.