AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brown pelican reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Brown pelican; damage was indicated in 15.4% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated215.4% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brown pelican reports at KLAX: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Brown pelican reports at KLAX contains 13 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Brown pelican parent contains 92 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.