# Incident 20180414003659I: Cessna 172S, Ormond Beach, FL, April 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2018, 09:52 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427ER (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: 400 total, 350 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180414003659I

## Narrative

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

N427ER, C172, STRUCK A BIRD ON SHORT FINAL RUNWAY 8. DAMAGE: NONE. 04/14/2018 1352Z. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE 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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