# Incident 20181012019819I: Cessna 172S, Ormond Beach, FL, October 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2018, 21:59 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455ER-2023-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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: 438 total, 377 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019819I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N455ER (1)

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

- [Accident 20221004018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004018909A), Oct 4, 2022: Cessna 172S (N455ER), Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Evaluation flight for a commercial pilot applicant power off 180S, on first attempt (ksfb 27R) pilot under instruction (pui) began to pitch up on short final…

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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