AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KFSD
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Joe Foss Field Arpt (KFSD) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 50.0% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated450.0% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2023-12-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KFSD: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KFSD contains 8 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 1 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.