AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KOSU
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Ohio State University (KOSU) with European starling; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-03-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KOSU: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KOSU contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.