AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 14.3% and engine ingestion in 9.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated314.3% of reports
Engine ingestion29.5% of reports
Latest report2026-04-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KDTW: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KDTW contains 21 filed reports; 3 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.