AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western sandpiper reports at PASI
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Arpt (PASI) with Western sandpiper; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion16.2% of reports
Latest report2025-08-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western sandpiper reports at PASI: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Western sandpiper reports at PASI contains 16 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western sandpiper parent contains 301 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.