AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KGRR
The FAA database contains 22 filed reports pairing Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt (KGRR) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 13.6% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports221990–export
Damage indicated313.6% of reports
Engine ingestion14.5% of reports
Latest report2025-07-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KGRR: 22 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KGRR contains 22 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.