# Incident 20181207023329I: Cessna 172P, Sanford, FL, December 7, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2018, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.2633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD (FL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.2633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181207023329I

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172 OPERATED BY L3 COMMERCIAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE DURING PATTERN WORK NEAR RUNWAY 9R. THE CREW STATED THEY WERE FLYING DOWNWIND WHEN A FLOCK OF BIRDS COMING IN FROM THE RIGHT. THEY ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AROUND THEM AND CONTINUED FLYING DOWNWIND IN ORDER TO AVOID THE BIRDS. HOWEVER, ONE APPARENTLY WAS ABOVE AND AFFECTED THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING, AND PART OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT. THE CREW CONTACTED KSFB TOWER AND NOTIFIED THEM ABOUT THE INCIDENT, REQUESTED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 9C AS DIRECTED. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF ENGINE OR FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUES AT THE TIME OF LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED NO DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER ACTION. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 WAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N64129 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150421006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421006899I), Apr 21, 2015: Cessna 172P (N64129), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. While student pilot was landing at Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida during a solo cross country flight, CE-172, N64129, sustained minor…

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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