AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Northern shoveler reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 25 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Northern shoveler; damage was indicated in 28.0% and engine ingestion in 12.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports251990–export
Damage indicated728.0% of reports
Engine ingestion312.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Northern shoveler reports at KSMF: 25 paired reports in the FAA file
Northern shoveler reports at KSMF contains 25 filed reports; 7 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Northern shoveler parent contains 148 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.