# Incident 20170428003909I: Cessna 172R, Magnolia, TX, April 28, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2017, 16:55 local time
- Place: Magnolia, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259RA) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 540 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428003909I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/28/2017 AT 1655 CST, A CESSNA 172R, S/N 17280444, N259RA, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT, STRUCK A LARGE BIRD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH OF DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT, SPRING, TX (KDWH). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING RELATIVELY LOW DOING THE PIPELINE PATROL WHEN HE NOTICED 5-6 LARGE BIRDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THEM, BUT ONE STRUCK THE LEFT WING. HE REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT KDWH.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET LONG, EXTENDING FROM THE LANDING LIGHT BOX OUTBOARD, AND APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES DEEP, UP TO BUT NOT DAMAGING THE WING SPAR. THE DAMAGE EXTENDS FROM APPROXIMATELY WING STATION 116-152.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CESSNA 172 MAINTENANCE MANUAL ON 12/12/2016, AT AIRFRAME TOTAL TACH TIME OF 7556.7.

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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