AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ruddy duck reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with Ruddy duck; damage was indicated in 43.8% and engine ingestion in 18.8%. 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 ingestion318.8% of reports
Latest report2026-03-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ruddy duck reports at KSLC: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Ruddy duck reports at KSLC contains 16 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Ruddy duck parent contains 125 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.