AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 163 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Brazilian free-tailed bat; damage was indicated in 0.6% and engine ingestion in 0.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1631990–export
Damage indicated10.6% of reports
Engine ingestion10.6% of reports
Latest report2026-07-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KSMF: 163 paired reports in the FAA file
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KSMF contains 163 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Brazilian free-tailed bat parent contains 1,333 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.