# Incident 20170927019909I: Cessna 172S, Palm Coast, FL, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 09:22 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Executive Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5523V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5523V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927019909I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING LOCAL AIRFIELD PATTERN TRAINING AT KFIN FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL BIRD ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND LOCAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND RETURN TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N5523V (1)

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

- [Incident 20190124009519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190124009519I), Jan 24, 2019: Cessna 172S (N5523V), Daytona, FL, No damage. Daytona beach, FL (dab): PHXA14, C172, struck a bird at 400 feet prior to landing runway 25R and taxied to the ramp. Damage: none. 01/24/2019 1930Z

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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