AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sparrows reports at KGON
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Groton-New London Ar (KGON) with Sparrows; damage was indicated in 4.8% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated14.8% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2010-08-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sparrows reports at KGON: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Sparrows reports at KGON contains 21 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Sparrows parent contains 4,306 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.