# Incident 20130825015589I: Cessna 172S, Arlington, TX, August 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2013, 07:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: K9YS
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825015589I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GKY).  REPORTER ADVISED THAT THE PILOT OF  A CESSNA 172 HAD REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT  THEY HAD INCURRED A BIRD STRIKE TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AND TOUCH AND GOES.  WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 150 AGL, HE FELT A THUMP LIKE A BIRD HAD HIT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF AND REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  HE LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE SKYMATES RAMP.  THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE.  HE DID NOTICE A DENT ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE WHERE THE BIRD HIT.

THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SKYMATES RAMP ON 8/26/2013.  NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE WAS NOTED.  THE DENT ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS OLD, IMPROPERLY REPAIRED DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN HANGAR RASH.  THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, PHILLIP BYRD WAS ADVISED THAT THE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE IMPROPERLY REPAIRED AND THAT FURTHER FLIGHT MAY BE CONTRARY TO THE REGULATIONS.  A FOLLOW UP LETTER WAS GENERATED THIS DATE.

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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