AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-throated swift reports at KSJC
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt (KSJC) with White-throated swift; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.9% of reports
Latest report2026-04-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-throated swift reports at KSJC: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
White-throated swift reports at KSJC contains 17 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national White-throated swift parent contains 147 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.