AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 14 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 14.3% and engine ingestion in 21.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports141990–export
Damage indicated214.3% of reports
Engine ingestion321.4% of reports
Latest report2025-06-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KTPA: 14 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KTPA contains 14 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.