AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American kestrel reports at KPIT
The FAA database contains 53 filed reports pairing Pittsburgh Intl Arpt (KPIT) with American kestrel; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 1.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports531990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion11.9% of reports
Latest report2026-07-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American kestrel reports at KPIT: 53 paired reports in the FAA file
American kestrel reports at KPIT contains 53 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national American kestrel parent contains 10,498 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.