# Accident 20080207011049A: Cessna 172S, Mesa, AR, February 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2008, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577SP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 341 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207011049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 3,500' MSL, APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 NM SOUTH OF KIWA, N577SP SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE. BOTH PILOTS HEARD A LOUD "THUD", AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS DENTED. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN CONTINUED TO TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR A STOP AND GO LANDING, AND THEN ON TO RYAN FIELD IN TUCSON (THE AIRCRAFT'S HOME BASE) FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING.

## 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 SEA08CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA077), Feb 8, 2008: Cessna 172SP (N577SP), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an 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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