AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black vulture reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Black vulture; damage was indicated in 75.0% and engine ingestion in 35.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated1575.0% of reports
Engine ingestion735.0% of reports
Latest report2025-02-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black vulture reports at KMCO: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Black vulture reports at KMCO contains 20 filed reports; 15 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Black vulture parent contains 355 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.