19981208039609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Concord, CA · December 8, 1998

Date: December 8, 1998
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N19879
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N19879Registration cancelled Feb 3, 2015 · Cessna 172MS/N 17260828 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On landing at Concord, California airport the aircraft struck a large bird (crane). This bird was on the runway and could not be avoided. It was dark, the landing taxi light was on and the pilot knew of the airport facility directory warning noting dense birds especially November through March. The right wheel strut cover was dented. The dent was worked out and aircraft returned to service. No other damage was noted by interview.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON LANDING AT CONCORD, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD (CRANE). THIS BIRD WAS ON THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT BE AVOIDED. IT WAS DARK, THE LANDING TAXI LIGHT WAS ON AND THE PILOT KNEW OF THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY WARNING NOTING DENSE BIRDS ESPECIALLY NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT COVER WAS DENTED. THE DENT WAS WORKED OUT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED BY INTERVIEW.