AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rough-legged hawk reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Rough-legged hawk; damage was indicated in 4.8% and engine ingestion in 4.8%. 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 indicated14.8% of reports
Engine ingestion14.8% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rough-legged hawk reports at KDTW: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Rough-legged hawk reports at KDTW contains 21 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Rough-legged hawk parent contains 138 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.