AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KMDT
The FAA database contains 47 filed reports pairing Harrisburg Intl (KMDT) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 6.4% and engine ingestion in 6.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports471990–export
Damage indicated36.4% of reports
Engine ingestion36.4% of reports
Latest report2026-03-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KMDT: 47 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KMDT contains 47 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 3 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.