# Incident 20050312003999I: Cessna 182L, Miami, FL, March 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2005, 13:41 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N42732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,774 total, 1,609 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050312003999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LARGE BIRD WITH LOWER SURFACE OF LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER SURFACE OF LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES OUTBOARD OF UPPER WING STRUT ATTACH POINT.

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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