AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Pacific golden-plover reports at NSTU
The FAA database contains 30 filed reports pairing Pago Pago Intl (NSTU) with Pacific golden-plover; damage was indicated in 10.0% and engine ingestion in 13.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports301990–export
Damage indicated310.0% of reports
Engine ingestion413.3% of reports
Latest report2026-04-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Pacific golden-plover reports at NSTU: 30 paired reports in the FAA file
Pacific golden-plover reports at NSTU contains 30 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Pacific golden-plover parent contains 1,591 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.