AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KPIE
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing St. Pete-Clearwater Intl Arpt (KPIE) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 33.3% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated333.3% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2026-01-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KPIE: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KPIE contains 9 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.