AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sandhill crane reports at KRSW
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Sandhill crane; damage was indicated in 43.8% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated743.8% of reports
Engine ingestion212.5% of reports
Latest report2021-12-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sandhill crane reports at KRSW: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Sandhill crane reports at KRSW contains 16 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Sandhill crane parent contains 216 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.