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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Ormond Beach, FL · October 12, 2018

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Date
October 12, 2018 · 21:59 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N455ER
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
438 total377 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N455ERRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2023 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S11591 · Built 2015Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

ATC report: Ormond Beach, FL: RDDL455, C172, struck a bird 4 miles nw of omn. The impact caused a dent to the leading edge of the left wing. Aircraft landed dab without incident. POB: unknown, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 10/13/2018 0159Z.

The PIC reported the following to the school: "departed kdab around 2100. Climbed to 3000 and followed shoreline northbound. After terminating with ATC, made a turn to about 320 heading westbound. After several seconds heard something hitting left wing. Made a visual inspection of the wing, checked the freedom of controls and determined the airplane is flying without any detrimental effects. Made a decision to come back to daytona immediately."

The school mx dept. Reported the following post-incident findings and mx actions taken: removed the left wing tip to gain access to the dented area of leading edge. Found the second rib slightly dented in but serviceable. Removed dent, re-installed the wing tip and performed ops check of the lights. Ops check good. Aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ATC REPORT: ORMOND BEACH, FL: RDDL455, C172, STRUCK A BIRD 4 MILES NW OF OMN. THE IMPACT CAUSED A DENT TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT LANDED DAB WITHOUT INCIDENT. POB: UNKNOWN, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 10/13/2018 0159Z.

THE PIC REPORTED THE FOLLOWING TO THE SCHOOL: "DEPARTED KDAB AROUND 2100. CLIMBED TO 3000 AND FOLLOWED SHORELINE NORTHBOUND. AFTER TERMINATING WITH ATC, MADE A TURN TO ABOUT 320 HEADING WESTBOUND. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS HEARD SOMETHING HITTING LEFT WING. MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WING, CHECKED THE FREEDOM OF CONTROLS AND DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE IS FLYING WITHOUT ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. MADE A DECISION TO COME BACK TO DAYTONA IMMEDIATELY."

THE SCHOOL MX DEPT. REPORTED THE FOLLOWING POST-INCIDENT FINDINGS AND MX ACTIONS TAKEN: REMOVED THE LEFT WING TIP TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE DENTED AREA OF LEADING EDGE. FOUND THE SECOND RIB SLIGHTLY DENTED IN BUT SERVICEABLE. REMOVED DENT, RE-INSTALLED THE WING TIP AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE LIGHTS. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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