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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Alabaster, AL · May 23, 2000

Date: May 23, 2000
Place: Alabaster, AL
Airport: Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52254
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total7,000 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N52254Registration cancelled Mar 29, 2007 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274462 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)PIC reported while on a photography flight departed Shelby County Airport (21A) on may 23,2000, at 1000L, the aircraft windshield broke approximately one hour into flight without prior warning. He immediately returned to the airport and landed without further incident. The PIC reported his passenger on-board, who is also a private pilot, assisted in flying the aircraft while he tool photographs of dawson memorial church. The both told inspector privacy data omitted, ASO-FSDO-09, a loud preceded the windshield break which, in their opinion, was result of a bird strike. The PIC also reported he had full control of the aircraft at all tiems. The iarcraft sustained minor damage. Neither person on-board were injuried.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PIC REPORTED WHILE ON A PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT DEPARTED SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (21A) ON MAY 23,2000, AT 1000L, THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD BROKE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PIC REPORTED HIS PASSENGER ON-BOARD, WHO IS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, ASSISTED IN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HE TOOL PHOTOGRAPHS OF DAWSON MEMORIAL CHURCH. THE BOTH TOLD INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DA^, ASO-FSDO-09, A LOUD PRECEDED THE WINDSHIELD BREAK WHICH, IN THEIR OPINION, WAS RESULT OF A BIRD STRIKE. THE PIC ALSO REPORTED HE HAD FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ALL TIEMS. THE IARCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NEITHER PERSON ON-BOARD WERE INJURIED.

Other reports on N52254 · 1

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

Accident 20031012025929ALevel Off Touchdown · Pell City, AL(-23) On October 12, 2003, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N52254, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR 91 instructional flight, experienced a loss of directional control during landing flare at saint Clair county airport, Pell…Oct 12, 2003 · Substantial damage