# Incident 20121207026319I: Cessna 172S, Englewood, CO, December 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2012, 12:31 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415RJ) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121207026319I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT APA AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE BREAKING THE AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL LACERATIONS.

## Other reports on N415RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20241024018979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241024018979I), Oct 24, 2024: Cessna 172S (N415RJ), Provo, UT, Minor damage. On short final a Cessna 172 hit a bird with the right wing. The flight instructor was doing pattern work with a student. It occurred around 200 AGL. After the…

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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