# Incident 20101008048719I: Cessna 172P, Ft. Pierce, FL, October 8, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5460K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460K-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 327 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101008048719I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 10, 2010, AT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME,  A CESSNA CE-172-S, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5460K STRUCK A BIRD ON THE RIGHT WING JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINT, WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG OF APPROACH FOR RWY 10R AT 800' AND AT 100KTS.  PILOT PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK AND FOUND ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL.  INFORMED CONTROLLER OF BIRD STRIKE AND REQUESTED NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURES ON RWY. 10R AT KFPR.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A TRAINING FLIGHT, WITH A CFI ON BOARD, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 141 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT/CFI  AND THE STUDENT  DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 8, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

## Other reports on N5460K (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110503007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503007199A), May 3, 2011: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot, on landing lost control of the aircraft, committed a hard landing and broke the steering control linkage, the nose gear bracket, bent the firewall,…
- [Incident 20100301028499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100301028499I), Mar 1, 2010: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. 3/1/2010 CFI morrison and student [privacy data omitted] were practicing simulated engine out approaches and landings at kpfron 10L. On apporach prior to…
- [Incident 20011003035649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003035649I), Oct 3, 2001: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL. (-23) This was a student pilot on his second supervised solo and third landing of the day. On this landing the tower changed his runway for a full stop and…

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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