American wigeon

The FAA database contains 114 filed wildlife-strike reports naming American wigeon across 45 airports; damage was indicated in 37.7% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. These are report-level shares, not flight probabilities.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Named-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports1141990–export

Airports represented45distinct airport IDs

Damage indicated37.7%of filed reports

Engine ingestion16.7%of filed reports

Damage-indicated reports43FAA report field

Serious / destroyed9FAA S or D level

Effect on flight12effect supplied

Reported cost$2.5Minflation-adjusted supplied values

02 / YEAR LOG

American wigeon: 2016–2025 reporting record

American wigeon has 10 complete-year cohorts from 2016 through 2025, totaling 56 filed reports in the annual series.

20164 · 25.0% damage

20175 · 40.0% damage

20187 · 57.1% damage

20195 · 60.0% damage

20203 · 33.3% damage

20217 · 14.3% damage

20222 · 0.0% damage

20236 · 16.7% damage

20247 · 42.9% damage

202510 · 30.0% damage

03 / SEASON

American wigeon: 2021–2025 by month

American wigeon appears in 32 filed reports from 2021–2025 with an incident month, distributed across the 12 calendar months.

Jan5

Feb2

Mar3

Apr3

May1

Jun0

Jul1

Aug2

Sep1

Oct4

Nov6

Dec4

04 / AIRPORT RECORDS

American wigeon: published airport records

American wigeon has 2 published airport combinations representing 44 filed reports that met the publication threshold.

KSMFSacramento Intl26 reports · 42.3% damage KSLCSalt Lake City Intl18 reports · 38.9% damage