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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Tonopah, NV · March 8, 2006

Date: March 8, 2006 · 19:30 local
Place: Tonopah, NV
Airport: Tonopah
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8313X
Reported as: Cessna 172C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 155 total155 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N8313XRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17248813 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 172C Engine modelContinental 0-300 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) While descending from 10500' to 8500' aircraft encountered a bird strike to the right hand forward windscreen. Windscreen departed aircraft and subsequently caused aircraft into a steep turn and descent. Aircraft was recovered and landed safely at the tonapah, NV airport. Passenger in right hand seat suffered minor cuts and abrasions from windscreen departure. Passenger was transported to local hospital and released.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE DESCENDING FROM 10500' TO 8500' AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE RIGHT HAND FORWARD WINDSCREEN. WINDSCREEN DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED AIRCRAFT INTO A STEEP TURN AND DESCENT. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE TONAPAH, NV AIRPORT. PASSENGER IN RIGHT HAND SEAT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS FROM WINDSCREEN DEPARTURE. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

Other reports on N8313X · 1

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

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