AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American white pelican reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with American white pelican; damage was indicated in 75.0% and engine ingestion in 25.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated975.0% of reports
Engine ingestion325.0% of reports
Latest report2025-09-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American white pelican reports at KSLC: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
American white pelican reports at KSLC contains 12 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national American white pelican parent contains 38 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.