# Incident 20180303001409I: Cessna 172RG, Galvestion, TX, March 3, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Galvestion, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4720R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4720R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180303001409I

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MSL, 5NM NORTHWEST OF KGLS, GALVESTION, TX. NO INURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N4720R (1)

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

- [Incident 19870223018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870223018109I), Feb 23, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4720R), Ozark, AR, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Found downlock on gear rusted, battery discharged.

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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