# Incident 20181012019829I: Cessna 172S, Palm Coast, FL, October 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2018, 09:42 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N428ER) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019829I

## Narrative

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

ATC REPORT: "PALM COAST, FL (FIN): N428ER, C172, STRUCK A TURKEY WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 29. THE IMPACT CAUSED A LARGE DENT TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POB: UNKNOWN, INJURIES: UNKNOWN, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 10/12/2018 1342Z

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THE PIC REPORTED THE FOLLOWING TO THE SCHOOL: "WE HAD JUST GOT INTO THE PATTERN AT KFIN. AS WE TURNED FINAL I DID NOT NOTICE A GROUP OF BIRDS IN THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING, ONE OF THE BIRDS JUMPED ONTO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT I HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT. THE BIRD JUMPED AND CLIPPED THE LEFT WING CAUSING A DENT TO THE LEADING EDGE.

POST INCIDENT MX ACTION REPTD BY THE SCHOOL: "INSPECTED AFFECTED AREA, NO CRACKS FOUND ON RIBS OR SKIN. TAP MINOR DENT OUT ON LEADING EDGE BETWEEN WING STATION 71.125 AND 85.875. NO DAMAGE TO ANY LEADING EDGE RIBS OR SPAR. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED."

## Other reports on N428ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20180822012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822012099I), Aug 22, 2018: Cessna 172S (N428ER), Palm Coast, FL, No damage. RDDL428, C172, struck a bird while landing. Aircraft taxied to the ramp. Damage: none. Verified with maintenance department there was no damage to aircraft as…

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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