AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American pipit reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 51 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with American pipit; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports511990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion12.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American pipit reports at KSMF: 51 paired reports in the FAA file
American pipit reports at KSMF contains 51 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national American pipit parent contains 475 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.