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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Chino, CA · September 22, 2017

Date: September 22, 2017 · 09:59 local
Place: Chino, CA
Airport: Chino
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N520KS
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA573
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 570 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N520KSRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9734 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot and flight instructor were inbound for landing turning base for runway 26L when a large bird hit the leading edge of the right wing of the Cessna 172S aircraft. The flight instructor immediately took the flight controls and landed the aircraft safely at Chino. The flight instructor stated there was little effect to the aerodynamics of the aircraft. The pilot called the tower upon landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE INBOUND FOR LANDING TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY 26L WHEN A LARGE BIRD HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT CHINO. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THERE WAS LITTLE EFFECT TO THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER UPON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA573Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChino, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird while on downwind.Sep 22, 2017 · Substantial damage