# Incident 20160903014859I: Cessna 172S, Sanford, FL, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 21:55 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903014859I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD-STRIKE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R. THE BIRD HIT THE LEFT SIDE WINDSCREEN VERY LIGHTLY WITH NO DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NO DAMAGE REPORTED BY PILOT.

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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