# Incident 19821207066189I: Cessna 402C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 7, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109MA-1989-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821207066189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BIRD WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD STRIKING PILOT IN FACE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND.

## Other reports on N109MA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820520046849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520046849I), May 20, 1982: Cessna 402C (N109MA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Nose wheel jammed in doors after takeoff because nose strut, PN584-2000-6, was bent forward, apparently by tug.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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