# Incident 20160408003189I: Cessna 172R, Killeen, TX, April 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2016, 21:00 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Skylark Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7GNS
- Location: 31.0858° N, 97.6865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK FLD (ILE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0858&lon=-97.6865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- 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/20160408003189I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON THE LEFT WING JUST INBOARD OF THE STRUT.

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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