AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KPHX
The FAA database contains 75 filed reports pairing Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Arpt (KPHX) with Brazilian free-tailed bat; damage was indicated in 1.3% 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 reports751990–export
Damage indicated11.3% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KPHX: 75 paired reports in the FAA file
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KPHX contains 75 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Brazilian free-tailed bat parent contains 1,333 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.