AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRR
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Gerald R. Ford Intl Arpt (KGRR) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 9.4% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated39.4% of reports
Engine ingestion26.2% of reports
Latest report2024-07-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRR: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KGRR contains 32 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 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.