AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KOAK
The FAA database contains 42 filed reports pairing Metro Oakland Intl (KOAK) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 11.9% and engine ingestion in 9.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports421990–export
Damage indicated511.9% of reports
Engine ingestion49.5% of reports
Latest report2026-03-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KOAK: 42 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KOAK contains 42 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.