AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Geese reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with Geese; damage was indicated in 37.5% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated637.5% of reports
Engine ingestion16.2% of reports
Latest report2020-12-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Geese reports at KMSP: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Geese reports at KMSP contains 16 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Geese parent contains 441 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.