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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FL · February 23, 2018

Date: February 23, 2018 · 21:30 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: NX4S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N458ER
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 486 total405 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Airman hit a bird on right wing near cirsa waypoint. Airman noticed a quick reflection from landing light and then heard a thud. Ip inspected wing by flashing light on to leading edge did not notice any damage on to leading edge that was visible from cockpit. Student did not notice any control difficulties or non standard behavior with aircraft. Ip notified ATC roughly 10 mins after strike of the possible bird strike.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN HIT A BIRD ON RIGHT WING NEAR CIRSA WAYPOINT. AIRMAN NOTICED A QUICK REFLECTION FROM LANDING LIGHT AND THEN HEARD A THUD. IP INSPECTED WING BY FLASHING LIGHT ON TO LEADING EDGE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE ON TO LEADING EDGE THAT WAS VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT. STUDENT DID NOT NOTICE ANY CONTROL DIFFICULTIES OR NON STANDARD BEHAVIOR WITH AIRCRAFT. IP NOTIFIED ATC ROUGHLY 10 MINS AFTER STRIKE OF THE POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE.