# Incident 20080331836609I: Cessna 172S, Coral Springs, FL, March 31, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Coral Springs, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080331836609I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMEATELY 1730 EST WHILE AT 1000 FEET ALTITUDE AND PROFORMING "S" TURN MANUVERS OVER A IN THE VICINITY OF THE CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED A BUZZARD THAT IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT.  THIS OCURRED WHEN COMPLETING A LEFT TURN DURING THE "S" TURN MANUVER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEADING EDGE SKIN ONLY AND DID NOT DAMAGE ANY PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF THE AIRFRAME.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS SUBMITTED A BIRD STRIKE REPORT.

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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