AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Upland sandpiper reports at KHOU
The FAA database contains 10 filed reports pairing William P Hobby Arpt (KHOU) with Upland sandpiper; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 40.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports101990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion440.0% of reports
Latest report2023-04-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Upland sandpiper reports at KHOU: 10 paired reports in the FAA file
Upland sandpiper reports at KHOU contains 10 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Upland sandpiper parent contains 436 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.