AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Snowy owl reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Snowy owl; damage was indicated in 15.6% and engine ingestion in 9.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated515.6% of reports
Engine ingestion39.4% of reports
Latest report2019-11-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Snowy owl reports at KDTW: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Snowy owl reports at KDTW contains 32 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Snowy owl parent contains 390 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.