AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KVNY
The FAA database contains 61 filed reports pairing Van Nuys Arpt (KVNY) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 11.5% and engine ingestion in 8.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports611990–export
Damage indicated711.5% of reports
Engine ingestion58.2% of reports
Latest report2025-01-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KVNY: 61 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KVNY contains 61 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.