AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 110 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 10.9% and engine ingestion in 7.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1101990–export
Damage indicated1210.9% of reports
Engine ingestion87.3% of reports
Latest report2026-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KORD: 110 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KORD contains 110 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 8 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.