AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sandhill crane reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Sandhill crane; damage was indicated in 36.0% and engine ingestion in 20.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports501990–export
Damage indicated1836.0% of reports
Engine ingestion1020.0% of reports
Latest report2021-08-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sandhill crane reports at KMCO: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Sandhill crane reports at KMCO contains 50 filed reports; 18 indicate damage and 10 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.