# Incident 20190814014199I: Cessna 172N, Melbourne, AR, August 14, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, AR
- Airport: Melbourne Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 80ZS
- Location: 36.0640° N, 91.8810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0640&lon=-91.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738QF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738QF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190814014199I

## Narrative

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

AT 0930 ON AUGUST 14, 2019 WHILE CONDUCTING A 14 CFR 141 TRAINING FLIGHT AT K42A, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN N738QF DURING CLIMB OUT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 150' AGL RESULTING IN A SMALL DENT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED, APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE LOG ENTRIES MADE, AND THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N738QF (2)

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

- [Incident 20200521003409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200521003409I), May 21, 2020: Cessna 172N (N738QF), Melbourne, AR, Minor damage. Investigation: the lit FSDO was notified via a phone call from the chief pilot of ozarka 141 pilot school on 05/22/2020. The chief pilot indicated that on…
- [Accident 20120310002719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120310002719A), Mar 10, 2012: Cessna 172N (N738QF), Orleans, VT, Substantial damage. On March 10, 2012 N738QF departed burlington international airport (btv) for franklin county state airport (fso) on a pleasure flight, piloted by [privacy data…

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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