# Incident 20170610005279I: Cessna 172M, Waterford, MI, June 10, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2017, 18:29 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 550 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610005279I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF WHEN A BIRD WAS STRUCK WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF ROTATION AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10-20 FEET.  ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS SUCCESSFULLY INITIATED AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO BASE.  SLIGHT DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND.  COUNTY DID AN RUNWAY INSPECTION AND FOUND A DEAD HAWK WITH A FISH ON RUNWAY 27R AT TWY JULIET.

## Other reports on N755PR (1)

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

- [Incident 20050324004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050324004599I), Mar 24, 2005: Cessna 172M (N755PR), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landing rwy 27 at ptk, pilot stated he wasn't sure if he landed nose first or all 3 gear together, but aircraft began to porpoise. It bounced…

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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