What happened
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On July 9, 2019 at approximately 12:47 local time aircraft N53289 a Cessna 172 on a part 141 flight with the pilot instructor and student landed at Whittman Regional, Oshkosh WI (osh). The pilot stated, they were in the traffic pattern for runway 09, and while on about a ¼ mile final to runway 09 (approximately 500 feet AGL) we had a hawk strike the left flap. The airplane was configured for landing (30 - degrees of flaps) and our indicated airspeed was roughly 80 knots. The hawk appeared to be coming right at us, and in an attempt to avoid it we initiated a slight right bank, and the hawk hit the left flap. I took control of the airplane and advised tower that we had hit a bird. The aircraft landed without incident. No injuries reported. The aircraft had minor damage to the left flap. VMC conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:47 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N53289 A CESSNA 172 ON A PART 141 FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LANDED AT WHITTMAN REGIONAL, OSHKOSH WI (OSH). THE PILOT STATED, THEY WERE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 09, AND WHILE ON ABOUT A ¼ MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 09 (APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL) WE HAD A HAWK STRIKE THE LEFT FLAP. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING (30 - DEGREES OF FLAPS) AND OUR INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS ROUGHLY 80 KNOTS. THE HAWK APPEARED TO BE COMING RIGHT AT US, AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID IT WE INITIATED A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK, AND THE HAWK HIT THE LEFT FLAP. I TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ADVISED TOWER THAT WE HAD HIT A BIRD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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