AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KRSW
The FAA database contains 81 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Brazilian free-tailed bat; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 1.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports811990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion11.2% of reports
Latest report2026-04-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KRSW: 81 paired reports in the FAA file
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KRSW contains 81 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 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.