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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · August 10, 2015

Date
August 10, 2015 · 08:55 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Ohio State University
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IKBS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40SU
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

> Student with instructor practicing touch and go landing on runway 9L.

> Instructor was the PIC and positioned in the right front seat.

> Completed a touch down and during take-off roll the instructor spotted a large bird sitting on the centerline of runway 9L.

> When it became apparent to the instructor that the bird was not going to fly away to the left or right of center, she pulled power and continued on course.

> Bird flew upward from the runway coming in contact with the windshield breaking out a piece approximately 12" by 29" in size.

> The bird dropped to the ground dead (did not enter the aircraft).

> Aircraft completed a full stop and taxied back to base.

As the FAA filed it

> STUDENT WITH INSTRUCTOR PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L.

> INSTRUCTOR WAS THE PIC AND POSITIONED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT.

> COMPLETED A TOUCH DOWN AND DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL THE INSTRUCTOR SPOTTED A LARGE BIRD SITTING ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 9L.

> WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT TO THE INSTRUCTOR THAT THE BIRD WAS NOT GOING TO FLY AWAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF CENTER, SHE PULLED POWER AND CONTINUED ON COURSE.

> BIRD FLEW UPWARD FROM THE RUNWAY COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING OUT A PIECE APPROXIMATELY 12" BY 29" IN SIZE.

> THE BIRD DROPPED TO THE GROUND DEAD (DID NOT ENTER THE AIRCRAFT).

> AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A FULL STOP AND TAXIED BACK TO BASE.