AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KMSP
The FAA database contains 38 filed reports pairing Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Arpt (KMSP) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 13.2% and engine ingestion in 23.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports381990–export
Damage indicated513.2% of reports
Engine ingestion923.7% of reports
Latest report2026-03-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KMSP: 38 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KMSP contains 38 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 9 record engine ingestion, while the national Mallard parent contains 1,465 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.