AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American coot reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 27 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with American coot; damage was indicated in 22.2% and engine ingestion in 18.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports271990–export
Damage indicated622.2% of reports
Engine ingestion518.5% of reports
Latest report2026-03-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American coot reports at KMSP: 27 paired reports in the FAA file
American coot reports at KMSP contains 27 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national American coot parent contains 436 reports.
AIRPORTKMSPMinneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ArptWILDLIFEAmerican coot436 reports nationally
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.