# Incident 20161109019259I: Cessna 172S, Titusville, FL, November 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2016, 11:21 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 28.5148° N, 80.7992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPACE COAST RGNL (TIX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5148&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52246 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161109019259I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND IN CRUISE FLIGHT A BIG BIRD STRUCK RIGHT WING OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REQUESTED IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE AND LANDED SAFELY IN TIX.

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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