AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KPMD
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Arpt (KPMD) with Horned lark; 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 reports91990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-02-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KPMD: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KPMD contains 9 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 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.