# Incident 20000407019429I: Cessna 172M, Miami, FL, April 7, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172GN-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407019429I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY LARGE BIRD WHILE ON DESENT AT APPROX 2000' ALT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: OUTBOARD SECT OF R. WING L. EDGE DENTED, WITH POINT OF IMPACT AT ABOUT 2.5 FT FROM WING TIP.  TYPE OF DAMAGE:  LIGHT TOMEDIUM, WITH SOME INTERNAL STRUCTURE AFFECTED.  STUDENT PRACTICING APPROACHES-INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER CONTROLS RIGHT AFTER STRIKE & LANDED SAFELY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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