# Accident 20010424008019A: Cessna 172S, Renton, WA, April 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2001, 09:43 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.4593° N, 122.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4593&lon=-122.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N435SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010424008019A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE GOOSE AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ONTO RUNWAY 15, RENTON, WASHINGTON, DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE CANADIAN GOOSE IMPACTED THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A SIX MONTH CHECK OUT, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF PILOT S WHO WISH TO RENT AIRCRAFT FROM THE BOEING EMPLOYEES FLIGHT CLUB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA077), Apr 24, 2001: Cessna 172S (N435SP), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A Canadian goose which crossed the aircraft's flight path and impacted the left wing during the aircraft's final approach.

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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