AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Canada goose reports at KPWK
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing Chicago Executive Arpt (KPWK) with Canada goose; damage was indicated in 45.2% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports421990–export
Damage indicated1945.2% of reports
Engine ingestion37.1% of reports
Latest report2026-04-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Canada goose reports at KPWK: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Canada goose reports at KPWK contains 42 filed reports; 19 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Canada goose parent contains 2,225 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.