AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 5.6% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated15.6% of reports
Engine ingestion211.1% of reports
Latest report2023-10-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KDCA: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KDCA contains 18 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 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.