20190128009639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Yakima, WA · January 28, 2019

Date
January 28, 2019 · 10:24 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20618
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While turning from crosswind to downwind, the pilot observed a goose ahead and above the airplane. The goose dived, striking the airplane's left wing approximately 3 feet from the wing tip, just above and behind the leading edge. The pilot reported no compromised flight characteristics and landed the airplane without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TURNING FROM CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND, THE PILOT OBSERVED A GOOSE AHEAD AND ABOVE THE AIRPLANE. THE GOOSE DIVED, STRIKING THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE WING TIP, JUST ABOVE AND BEHIND THE LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO COMPROMISED FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.