AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western grebe reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Western grebe; damage was indicated in 16.7% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated216.7% of reports
Engine ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2026-04-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western grebe reports at KLAX: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Western grebe reports at KLAX contains 12 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western grebe parent contains 42 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.