AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brown pelican reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 27 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Brown pelican; damage was indicated in 37.0% and engine ingestion in 22.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports271990–export
Damage indicated1037.0% of reports
Engine ingestion622.2% of reports
Latest report2026-04-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brown pelican reports at KSFO: 27 paired reports in the FAA file
Brown pelican reports at KSFO contains 27 filed reports; 10 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Brown pelican parent contains 92 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.