AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Northern shoveler reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 34 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with Northern shoveler; damage was indicated in 52.9% and engine ingestion in 11.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports341990–export
Damage indicated1852.9% of reports
Engine ingestion411.8% of reports
Latest report2026-03-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Northern shoveler reports at KSLC: 34 paired reports in the FAA file
Northern shoveler reports at KSLC contains 34 filed reports; 18 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Northern shoveler parent contains 148 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.