AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Barn swallow reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Barn swallow; damage was indicated in 4.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated14.0% of reports
Engine ingestion14.0% of reports
Latest report2025-09-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Barn swallow reports at KTPA: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Barn swallow reports at KTPA contains 25 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Barn swallow parent contains 11,231 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.