# Incident 20160629011029I: Cessna 172R, Spring, TX, June 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2016, 11:15 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 30.0621° N, 95.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0621&lon=-95.3837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 786 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629011029I

## Narrative

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

AT 1500 FEET IN CRUISE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO KDWH AIRPORT A BIRD STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT. APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SET THE TRANSPONDER TO 7700 AND CONTINUED TO KDWH WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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