AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mourning dove reports at KIND
The FAA database contains 243 filed reports pairing Indianapolis Intl Arpt (KIND) with Mourning dove; damage was indicated in 2.5% 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 reports2431990–export
Damage indicated62.5% of reports
Engine ingestion114.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mourning dove reports at KIND: 243 paired reports in the FAA file
Mourning dove reports at KIND contains 243 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 11 record engine ingestion, while the national Mourning dove parent contains 17,518 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.