AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cackling goose reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Cackling goose; damage was indicated in 33.3% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated433.3% of reports
Engine ingestion216.7% of reports
Latest report2024-04-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cackling goose reports at KPDX: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Cackling goose reports at KPDX contains 12 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Cackling goose parent contains 38 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.