AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 110 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 10.9% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1101990–export
Damage indicated1210.9% of reports
Engine ingestion109.1% of reports
Latest report2024-06-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KSJC: 110 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KSJC contains 110 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.