AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Mallard reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 56 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Mallard; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 3.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports561990–export
Damage indicated712.5% of reports
Engine ingestion23.6% of reports
Latest report2026-04-04in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Mallard reports at KSEA: 56 paired reports in the FAA file
Mallard reports at KSEA contains 56 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Mallard parent contains 1,465 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.