AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great black-backed gull reports at KACK
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Nantucket Memorial (KACK) with Great black-backed gull; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2024-10-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great black-backed gull reports at KACK: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Great black-backed gull reports at KACK contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great black-backed gull parent contains 211 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.