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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Brownwood, TX · June 8, 2009

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Date
June 8, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place
Brownwood, TX
Airport
Brownwood Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6393R
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total34 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N6393RRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0176 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 8, 2009, at approximately 10:30 a.m. CDT, N6393R, a Cessna CE-172RG, was making a downwind approach runway 17 at Brownwood, Texas (kbwd), when the aircraft was hit by a buzzard that appeared suddenly in front and slightly left of the aircraft, causing damage to the left wing leading edge and upper skin of the left wing. The pilot reported at first he thought he had missed the bird, but then felt a thud. The pilot verified the passengers on board were not injured and proceeded to check the gear to verify it was down and locked. The aircraft landed at the Brownwood airport without further incident. This was a personnel pleasure flight and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. There was substantial damage to the leading edge, nose ribs and top skin of the left wing where the bird impacted. There were four persons aboard the aircraft at the time, and no injuries. The flight originated from the Brownwood airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A.M. CDT, N6393R, A CESSNA CE-172RG, WAS MAKING A DOWNWIND APPROACH RUNWAY 17 AT BROWNWOOD, TEXAS (KBWD), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A BUZZARD THAT APPEARED SUDDENLY IN FRONT AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND UPPER SKIN OF THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT REPORTED AT FIRST HE THOUGHT HE HAD MISSED THE BIRD, BUT THEN FELT A THUD. THE PILOT VERIFIED THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED AND PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE GEAR TO VERIFY IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE BROWNWOOD AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS WAS A PERSONNEL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE, NOSE RIBS AND TOP SKIN OF THE LEFT WING WHERE THE BIRD IMPACTED. THERE WERE FOUR PERSONS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME, AND NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BROWNWOOD AIRPORT.