AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Owls reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with Owls; damage was indicated in 13.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated213.3% of reports
Engine ingestion16.7% of reports
Latest report2008-04-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Owls reports at KSJC: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Owls reports at KSJC contains 15 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Owls parent contains 396 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.