AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Laughing gull reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 129 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Laughing gull; damage was indicated in 0.8% and engine ingestion in 7.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1291990–export
Damage indicated10.8% of reports
Engine ingestion107.8% of reports
Latest report2026-06-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Laughing gull reports at KTPA: 129 paired reports in the FAA file
Laughing gull reports at KTPA contains 129 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national Laughing gull parent contains 1,365 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.