AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Band-tailed pigeon reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with Band-tailed pigeon; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 37.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated112.5% of reports
Engine ingestion337.5% of reports
Latest report2025-11-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Band-tailed pigeon reports at KSJC: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Band-tailed pigeon reports at KSJC contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Band-tailed pigeon parent contains 34 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.