AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American wigeon reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with American wigeon; damage was indicated in 38.9% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated738.9% of reports
Engine ingestion211.1% of reports
Latest report2024-10-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American wigeon reports at KSLC: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
American wigeon reports at KSLC contains 18 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national American wigeon parent contains 114 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.