AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Canada goose reports at KPAO
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Palo Alto Arpt Of Santa Clara County (KPAO) with Canada goose; damage was indicated in 22.2% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated422.2% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-02-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Canada goose reports at KPAO: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Canada goose reports at KPAO contains 18 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Canada goose parent contains 2,225 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.