AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 24 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 16.7% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports241990–export
Damage indicated416.7% of reports
Engine ingestion28.3% of reports
Latest report2024-10-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KDCA: 24 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KDCA contains 24 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Mallard parent contains 1,465 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.