AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KCMH
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing John Glenn Columbus Intl Arpt (KCMH) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 2.4% and engine ingestion in 2.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports421990–export
Damage indicated12.4% of reports
Engine ingestion12.4% of reports
Latest report2021-10-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KCMH: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KCMH contains 42 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.