# Accident 20020412007079A: Cessna 172R, Longview, TX, April 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Gregg County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3839° N, 94.7114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3839&lon=-94.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61LU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020412007079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 12, 2002, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N61LU, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A BIRD WHILE ON A VFR APPROACH AT GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT, LONGVIEW, TX. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. WHILE ON LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17, A BIRD IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT. THE IMPACT CRUSHED THE RIGHT WING'S LEADING EDGE AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING SPAR.

## 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 FTW02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA124), Apr 12, 2002: Cessna 172R (N61LU), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a bird.

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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