FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026
RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD
KSMX / SMXCALIFORNIA

AIRPORT REPORT LOG

Santa Maria Public Arpt/Capt G Allan Hancock Field

FAA wildlife-strike reports associated with KSMX, from 1994-05-17 through 2025-03-24. Reporting is voluntary; counts measure the record, not every event.

All reports541990–export
2021–2025 reports9five complete years
Reported damage18.5%conditional on reports
Covered traffic rateNot availableno matching BTS denominator
01 / READ THE RECORD

9 reports in 2021–2025.

That is 1 more reports than 2016–2020 (8). Changes can reflect wildlife activity, flight volume, reporting practice, or all three.

Damage-indicated reports1018.5% of reports
Engine-ingestion reports23.7% of reports
Serious / destroyed2FAA S or D level
Reported inflation-adjusted cost$88Konly when cost was supplied
02 / YEAR LOG

Ten complete reporting years

20171 reports · 0.0% damage
20182 reports · 50.0% damage
20194 reports · 0.0% damage
20201 reports · 0.0% damage
20211 reports · 0.0% damage
20222 reports · 50.0% damage
20232 reports · 100.0% damage
20243 reports · 0.0% damage
20251 reports · 0.0% damage
03 / SEASON

When reports arrive

Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May0
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Month counts use 2021–2025 reports.

04 / FLIGHT PHASE

Where in the operation

Approach3 · 0.0% damage
Climb2 · 100.0% damage
Arrival1 · 0.0% damage
Landing Roll1 · 0.0% damage
Local1 · 100.0% damage

Phase counts use 2021–2025 reports with a supplied phase.

05 / IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE

Named species in this airport record

Unknown-bird categories remain in airport totals but do not get thin species-combination pages.

HawksFAA species ID K339 reports · 11.1% damage
06 / AIRCRAFT

Aircraft types in filed reports

A report count does not supply an exposure denominator by aircraft type.

No aircraft combination met the publication threshold.

07 / CA

Other covered airports in California

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KSMFSacramento Intl4,496 reportsKLAXLos Angeles Intl3,177 reportsKSFOSan Francisco Intl Arpt2,738 reportsKSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt2,090 reportsKOAKMetro Oakland Intl2,004 reportsKONTOntario Intl Arpt1,313 reportsKLGBLong Beach-Daugh Fld1,084 reportsKSBASanta Barbara Municipal912 reports