AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KGON
The FAA database contains 58 filed reports pairing Groton-New London Ar (KGON) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 8.6% and engine ingestion in 1.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports581990–export
Damage indicated58.6% of reports
Engine ingestion11.7% of reports
Latest report2017-02-07in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KGON: 58 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KGON contains 58 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.