# Incident 19970316008119I: Cessna 182M, Salt Lake City, UT, March 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1997, 19:17 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71623, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71623) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,706 total, 1,207 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316008119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE UNDER SLC APPROACH CONTROL NORTH BOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 6000 FEET AND 5 MILES SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A DUCK STRUCK THE CENTER OF THE AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN AND ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT, STRIKING THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N71623 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820408014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408014729I), Apr 8, 1982: Cessna 182M (N71623), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. Lost directional control from gusty wind on landing. Veered off runway, scraping a wingtip.

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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