AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRB
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing Austin Straubel Intl (KGRB) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 5.9% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated35.9% of reports
Engine ingestion12.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRB: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRB contains 51 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.