# Incident 20190121009489I: Cessna 172R, Lakeland, FL, January 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2019, 11:57 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TN4S
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2221R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190121009489I

## Narrative

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

CFI REPORTS THAT UPON DEPARTING LAL RUNWAY 05 A FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS FLEW ACROSS THEIR PATH WITH ONE OR TWO BIRDS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE CFI RETURNED TO LAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE PLANNED INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONTINUED. THE CFI DID NOT FILE A VOLUNTARY WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT PER AC 150/5200-32

## Other reports on N2221R (1)

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

- [Accident 20180307001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180307001529A), Mar 7, 2018: Cessna 172R (N2221R), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported the following: purpose of flight was solo pattern work at klal. Weather briefing obtained from ATIS before takeoff and wins were at 340/10…

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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