AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Nine-banded armadillo reports at KDAB
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) with Nine-banded armadillo; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated112.5% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2014-08-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Nine-banded armadillo reports at KDAB: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Nine-banded armadillo reports at KDAB contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Nine-banded armadillo parent contains 70 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.