# Incident 20030128001459I: Cessna 172RG, Covington, GA, January 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6322° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVINGTON MUNI (CVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6322&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6526V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6526V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,220 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128001459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN 28TH 2003 AT 1115 LOCAL TIME, A 172RG AIRCRAFT, (N6526V) WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS. PILOT KEITH CAPPS WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT N6526V APPRX FIVE MILES NORTH OF COVINGTON GA AIRPORT (9A1), AT 800 FT AGL WHEN A BIRD STRUCK THE UPPER L/H CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD AND INBOARD LEFT WING ROOT AREA. MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED A BROKEN WINDSHIELD, DENTED WING ROOT FAIRING, AIR VENTS AND DUCTS AND COSMETIC TO INTERIOR TRIM. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AT THE TIME. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED AT COVINGTON AIRPORT. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.

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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