AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Northern pintail reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Northern pintail; damage was indicated in 53.3% and engine ingestion in 26.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated853.3% of reports
Engine ingestion426.7% of reports
Latest report2026-02-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Northern pintail reports at KPDX: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Northern pintail reports at KPDX contains 15 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Northern pintail parent contains 283 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.