AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Turkey vulture reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Turkey vulture; damage was indicated in 50.0% and engine ingestion in 10.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated1050.0% of reports
Engine ingestion210.0% of reports
Latest report2025-01-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Turkey vulture reports at KTPA: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
Turkey vulture reports at KTPA contains 20 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Turkey vulture parent contains 1,189 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.