# Incident 20080528835229I: Cessna 182R, Punta Gorda, FL, May 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2008, 10:03 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9386X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9386X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 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/20080528835229I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 28, 2008, AT 10:03 EDT, A CESSNA 182 N9386X, REGISTERED TO CIVIL AIR PATROL, HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.  THE BIRD WAS DIVING AT FLIGHT DECK WHEN SPOTTED, A BANKING LEFT TURN WAS EXECUTED, ONE BIRD WENT BELOW FUSELAGE THE OTHER HIT LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING.  THREE SOULS WERE ONBOARD.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA, ON MAY 28, 2008 APPROXIMATELY 10:03 HOURS.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED, LANDED AT PUNTA GORDA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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