AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Greater white-fronted goose reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 65 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Greater white-fronted goose; damage was indicated in 66.2% and engine ingestion in 27.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports651990–export
Damage indicated4366.2% of reports
Engine ingestion1827.7% of reports
Latest report2025-12-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Greater white-fronted goose reports at KSMF: 65 paired reports in the FAA file
Greater white-fronted goose reports at KSMF contains 65 filed reports; 43 indicate damage and 18 record engine ingestion, while the national Greater white-fronted goose parent contains 110 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.