AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great horned owl reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Great horned owl; damage was indicated in 15.4% and engine ingestion in 7.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated215.4% of reports
Engine ingestion17.7% of reports
Latest report2021-09-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great horned owl reports at KSMF: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Great horned owl reports at KSMF contains 13 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great horned owl parent contains 456 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.