FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KOSU / OSUOHIO

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Ohio State University

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KOSU, from 1991-06-02 through 2026-07-22. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports2041990–export
2021–2025 reports72five complete years
Reported damage8.8%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

72 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 42 more reports than 2016–2020 (30). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports188.8% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports21.0% of reports
Serious / destroyed5FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$78Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201610 reports · 10.0% damage
20173 reports · 0.0% damage
20182 reports · 0.0% damage
20195 reports · 20.0% damage
202010 reports · 10.0% damage
202114 reports · 0.0% damage
202218 reports · 5.6% damage
202314 reports · 0.0% damage
202418 reports · 0.0% damage
20258 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2
Feb2
Mar3
Apr3
May6
Jun10
Jul18
Aug13
Sep8
Oct5
Nov1
Dec1

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach18 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll7 · 0.0% damage
Take-off Run5 · 0.0% damage
Climb3 · 33.3% damage
Departure1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

KilldeerFAA species ID N511127 reports · 0.0% damageAmerican kestrelFAA species ID K511423 reports · 0.0% damageBarn swallowFAA species ID YI00518 reports · 0.0% damageMourning doveFAA species ID O220516 reports · 0.0% damageEastern meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00115 reports · 0.0% damageEuropean starlingFAA species ID YL0019 reports · 11.1% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

C-172Aircraft type24 reports · 12.5% damage
07 / OH

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