# Incident 20091022050799I: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, October 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2009, 13:42 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other 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/20091022050799I

## Narrative

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

A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 7L. THE BIRD SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD, BROKE THE PILOTS SUN VISOR, AND COMPASS MOUNT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES.

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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