AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 40 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 22.5% and engine ingestion in 17.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports401990–export
Damage indicated922.5% of reports
Engine ingestion717.5% of reports
Latest report2024-05-15in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KSMF: 40 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KSMF contains 40 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.