# Incident 20171213023019I: Cessna 172R, Lakeland, FL, December 13, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2017, 08:20 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TN4S
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103FV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103FV) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171213023019I

## Narrative

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

N103FV, C172, LAL-LAL, ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE DEPARTING RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DAMAGE: NOT REPORTED. 12/13/2017 1320Z. SPOKE WITH CEO WHO VERIFIED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE BIRD STRIKE. NO WAY TO REACH PILOT TO GET INFORMATION.

## Other reports on N103FV (1)

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

- [Incident 20190319001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190319001659I), Mar 19, 2019: Cessna 172R (N103FV), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. While taxiing N103FV to a self-serve fuel station the airman misjudged the distance from a sign, and hit the sign with the airplane?s right wing, causing minor…

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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