AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 5.9% and engine ingestion in 11.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1011990–export
Damage indicated65.9% of reports
Engine ingestion1211.9% of reports
Latest report2025-05-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KTPA: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KTPA contains 101 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 12 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.