AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 21.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports281990–export
Damage indicated27.1% of reports
Engine ingestion621.4% of reports
Latest report2025-10-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KSMF: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KSMF contains 28 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.