KSBA / SBACALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Santa Barbara Municipal

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSBA, from 1990-03-31 through 2026-07-17. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports9121990–export

2021–2025 reports222five complete years

Reported damage4.7%conditional on reports

Covered traffic rate500.1reports / 100k covered departures

01 / READ THE RECORD

222 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 60 more reports than 2016–2020 (162). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports434.7% of reports

Engine-ingestion reports141.5% of reports

Serious / destroyed4FAA S or D level

Reported inflation-adjusted cost$204Konly when cost was supplied

02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

201622 reports · 18.2% damage

201727 reports · 3.7% damage

201846 reports · 2.2% damage

201937 reports · 0.0% damage

202030 reports · 0.0% damage

202131 reports · 0.0% damage

202231 reports · 6.5% damage

202348 reports · 2.1% damage

202472 reports · 2.8% damage

202540 reports · 5.0% damage

03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan14

Feb15

Mar17

Apr18

May31

Jun36

Jul29

Aug12

Sep8

Oct17

Nov13

Dec12

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach60 · 5.0% damage

Landing Roll40 · 2.5% damage

Take-off Run34 · 5.9% damage

Climb19 · 0.0% damage

Departure5 · 20.0% damage

Arrival2 · 0.0% damage

Local1 · 0.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

Cliff swallowFAA species ID YI009123 reports · 0.8% damage Western meadowlarkFAA species ID ZT00257 reports · 1.8% damage American kestrelFAA species ID K511440 reports · 0.0% damage KilldeerFAA species ID N511136 reports · 0.0% damage GullsFAA species ID NE135 reports · 5.7% damage SparrowsFAA species ID ZX326 reports · 0.0% damage Turkey vultureFAA species ID K100223 reports · 21.7% damage Rock pigeonFAA species ID O211121 reports · 4.8% damage SwallowsFAA species ID YI17 reports · 0.0% damage American barn owlFAA species ID R110116 reports · 6.2% damage Red-tailed hawkFAA species ID K330215 reports · 20.0% damage Striped skunkFAA species ID 1F4111 reports · 0.0% damage

06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

CRJ100/200Aircraft type97 reports · 3.1% damage EMB-120Aircraft type57 reports · 5.3% damage EMB-170Aircraft type42 reports · 4.8% damage SAAB-340Aircraft type40 reports · 2.5% damage C-172Aircraft type30 reports · 16.7% damage A-319Aircraft type30 reports · 3.3% damage CRJ700Aircraft type25 reports · 4.0% damage CRJ900Aircraft type22 reports · 0.0% damage B-737-700Aircraft type16 reports · 0.0% damage B-737-8Aircraft type13 reports · 0.0% damage

07 / CA

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