# Incident 20160521004789I: Cessna 172S, Blaine, MN, May 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2016, 15:10 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport(Janes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: W8LS
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208SP-2026-09-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521004789I

## Narrative

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

DURING A BASE TO FINAL APPROACH AT KANE AIRPORT, STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED A BIRD ON RIGHT WING.  PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER ABOUT THE BIRD STRIKE AND MADE FULL STOP LANDING TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD WING.

## Other reports on N208SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20230225004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225004529A), Feb 25, 2023: Cessna 172S (N208SP), Princeton, MN, Substantial damage. 02/25/2023 [privacy data omitted] Cessna 172 flipped upside down during aborted takeoff at Princeton Municipal Airport (pnm). During takeoff from Princeton…

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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