# Incident 20190407002599I: Cessna 172P, Sanford, FL, April 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2019, 20:42 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52841, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52841) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190407002599I

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172 OPERATED BY L3 IN SANFORD REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN ORDER TO RESUME WITH HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN WHEN HE OBSERVED A BIRD AT THE 11 O?CLOCK POSITION WITH THE SAME ALTITUDE. THE STUDENT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB HOWEVER, THE BIRD STRUCK ON THE UPPER CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ATC AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THIS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND AREA OF IMPACT FOR DAMAGE AND DETERMINED NO DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT, RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N52841 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031107031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031107031589I), Nov 7, 2003: Cessna 172P (N52841), Orlando, FL. (-23) Pilot stated, during taxi after landing at Sanford airport, he turned the landing light switch off. Smoking came from the switch area. He elected to…

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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