# Incident 19950311006989I: Cessna 152, San Carlos, CA, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995, 13:32 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757PP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 108 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311006989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 11, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1332 PST, A CESSNA 152, N757PP, OPERATED BY SAN CARLOS FLIGHT CENTER, STRUCK A SEA GULL DURING TAKE-OFF FROM SAN CARLOS, CA ON A LOCAL PATTERN FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. MICHAEL C. JERD, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, DEPARTED SAN CARLOS AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 PST FOR TAKE-OFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. JERD HAD MADE THREE PRACTICE LANDINGS AT SAN CARLOS WHEN HE STRUCK A SEA GULL ON THE NEXT TAKE-OFF. THE SEA GULL LEFT A DENT THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL AND A SMALL HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. FURTHER INSPECTION BY A & P MECHANIC REVEALED NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WING. NO PILOT DEVIATION OR 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N757PP (2)

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

- [Incident 19920629027769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629027769I), Jun 29, 1992: Cessna 152 (N757PP), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing during a solo training flight.
- [Incident 19870313024232I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313024232I), Mar 13, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757PP), Concord, CA, Minor damage. 714PG attempted to taxi around aircraft at the runway hold line. Wingtips made contact.

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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