AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Northern pintail reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 152 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Northern pintail; damage was indicated in 42.1% and engine ingestion in 33.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1521990–export
Damage indicated6442.1% of reports
Engine ingestion5133.6% of reports
Latest report2026-03-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Northern pintail reports at KSMF: 152 paired reports in the FAA file
Northern pintail reports at KSMF contains 152 filed reports; 64 indicate damage and 51 record engine ingestion, while the national Northern pintail parent contains 283 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.