AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western meadowlark reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with Western meadowlark; damage was indicated in 2.6% and engine ingestion in 2.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated12.6% of reports
Engine ingestion12.6% of reports
Latest report2026-02-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western meadowlark reports at KSJC: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Western meadowlark reports at KSJC contains 39 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western meadowlark parent contains 2,940 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.