KLAF / LAFINDIANA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Purdue Univ Arpt

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KLAF, from 1990-09-17 through 2026-07-07. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports1121990–export

2021–2025 reports46five complete years

Reported damage11.6%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator

01 / READ THE RECORD

46 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 12 more reports than 2016–2020 (34). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1311.6% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports32.7% of reports

Serious / destroyed1FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$2.4Monly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20165 reports · 20.0% damage

20172 reports · 0.0% damage

20189 reports · 11.1% damage

20199 reports · 11.1% damage

20209 reports · 11.1% damage

202113 reports · 15.4% damage

202212 reports · 16.7% damage

20234 reports · 25.0% damage

20248 reports · 0.0% damage

20259 reports · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan0

Feb0

Mar2

Apr1

May5

Jun8

Jul9

Aug10

Sep10

Oct1

Nov0

Dec0

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach15 · 6.7% damage

Climb6 · 33.3% damage

Take-off Run4 · 25.0% damage

Landing Roll1 · 100.0% damage

Local1 · 0.0% damage

Taxi1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

KilldeerFAA species ID N51118 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

CIRRUS SR 20/22Aircraft type22 reports · 9.1% damage PA-28Aircraft type19 reports · 10.5% damage C-172Aircraft type18 reports · 11.1% damage

07 / IN

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