AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sandhill crane reports at KISM
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Kissimmee Gateway Arpt (KISM) with Sandhill crane; damage was indicated in 40.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated1040.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.0% of reports
Latest report2025-02-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sandhill crane reports at KISM: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Sandhill crane reports at KISM contains 25 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Sandhill crane parent contains 216 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.