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.
A Cessna 172 aircraft operated by L3 harris reported a bird strike on approach into Sanford international airport (ksfb). The pilot stated that they were on an instructional flight performing traffic pattern operations off of runway 27R. The crew reported while establishing base leg for their consecutive landings at about 800 feet and 75 KIAS, a bird hit the leading edge of the right wing. The strike was reported to the tower and the aircraft landed without further incident. The leading edge sustained minor damage that was repaired.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY L3 HARRIS REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH INTO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSFB). THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS OFF OF RUNWAY 27R. THE CREW REPORTED WHILE ESTABLISHING BASE LEG FOR THEIR CONSECUTIVE LANDINGS AT ABOUT 800 FEET AND 75 KIAS, A BIRD HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE STRIKE WAS REPORTED TO THE TOWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEADING EDGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE THAT WAS REPAIRED.
Other reports on N51996 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.