AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Owls reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Owls; damage was indicated in 9.1% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated19.1% of reports
Engine ingestion19.1% of reports
Latest report2025-12-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Owls reports at KPDX: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
Owls reports at KPDX contains 11 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Owls parent contains 396 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.