Western sandpiper

The FAA database contains 301 filed wildlife-strike reports naming Western sandpiper across 41 airports; damage was indicated in 2.7% and engine ingestion in 9.6%. These are report-level shares, not flight probabilities.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Named-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports3011990–export

Airports represented41distinct airport IDs

Damage indicated2.7%of filed reports

Engine ingestion9.6%of filed reports

Damage-indicated reports8FAA report field

Serious / destroyed0FAA S or D level

Effect on flight9effect supplied

Reported cost$237Kinflation-adjusted supplied values

02 / YEAR LOG

Western sandpiper: 2016–2025 reporting record

Western sandpiper has 10 complete-year cohorts from 2016 through 2025, totaling 180 filed reports in the annual series.

201616 · 6.2% damage

201721 · 0.0% damage

201816 · 0.0% damage

201916 · 0.0% damage

20208 · 0.0% damage

202112 · 8.3% damage

202219 · 0.0% damage

202326 · 3.8% damage

202424 · 4.2% damage

202522 · 0.0% damage

03 / SEASON

Western sandpiper: 2021–2025 by month

Western sandpiper appears in 103 filed reports from 2021–2025 with an incident month, distributed across the 12 calendar months.

Jan2

Feb3

Mar2

Apr31

May7

Jun0

Jul5

Aug15

Sep10

Oct11

Nov8

Dec9

04 / AIRPORT RECORDS

Western sandpiper: published airport records

Western sandpiper has 6 published airport combinations representing 236 filed reports that met the publication threshold.

KSFOSan Francisco Intl Arpt143 reports · 2.8% damage KOAKMetro Oakland Intl38 reports · 5.3% damage KSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl Arpt19 reports · 0.0% damage PASISitka Rocky Gutierrez Arpt16 reports · 0.0% damage KSEASeattle-Tacoma Intl12 reports · 0.0% damage KLAXLos Angeles Intl8 reports · 12.5% damage