# Incident 20180402003269I: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, April 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2018, 19:43 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 198 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180402003269I

## Narrative

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

RDDL632, C172, STRUCK A SEAGULL WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 7L. BIRD REMAINS WERE REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. DAMAGE: NONE. 04/02/2018 2343Z. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE BIRD STRIKE.

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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