AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
California gull reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 62 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with California gull; damage was indicated in 6.5% and engine ingestion in 11.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports621990–export
Damage indicated46.5% of reports
Engine ingestion711.3% of reports
Latest report2024-06-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
California gull reports at KSJC: 62 paired reports in the FAA file
California gull reports at KSJC contains 62 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national California gull parent contains 357 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.