# Incident 20130627015809I: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, June 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979WD) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 163 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627015809I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING INBOUND TO DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET. WHEN CLEARED TO ENTER A LEFT BASE MANEUVER FOR RUNWAY 7L, THE PIC STATED A BIRD BECAME VISIBLE IN SIGHT AND HIS REACTION WAS TO PULL THE YOKE HOWEVER THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE AND RIB AREA. ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED AS AN OCCURRENCE, WAS UPGRADED TO AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT GIVEN THE AREA AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES DEEMED MINOR WITH NO SPAR DAMAGE BUT, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF RIBS AND A LEADING EDGE SKIN PANEL.

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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