AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Osprey reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 73 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Osprey; damage was indicated in 15.1% and engine ingestion in 4.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports731990–export
Damage indicated1115.1% of reports
Engine ingestion34.1% of reports
Latest report2026-05-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Osprey reports at KDCA: 73 paired reports in the FAA file
Osprey reports at KDCA contains 73 filed reports; 11 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Osprey parent contains 746 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.