AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Common snapping turtle reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with Common snapping turtle; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports81990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2016-05-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Common snapping turtle reports at KPHL: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Common snapping turtle reports at KPHL contains 8 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Common snapping turtle parent contains 75 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.