AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Tree swallow reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Tree swallow; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.8% of reports
Latest report2025-11-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Tree swallow reports at KDTW: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Tree swallow reports at KDTW contains 21 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Tree swallow parent contains 1,308 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.