# Incident 20190816014309I: Cessna 172P, Sanford, FL, August 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sandford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51996) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 110 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816014309I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20190427022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427022779I), Apr 27, 2019: Cessna 172P (N51996), Sanford, FL, No damage. Reported by air traffic: Orlando, FL (sfb): CONN202, C172, veered off the side of runway 9R during a landing. There was no damage to any surface equipment.…
- [Incident 20150124004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150124004299I), Jan 24, 2015: Cessna 172P (N51996), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. On 1/24/2015, at Orlando Sanford International Airport, the CFI was giving instruction in the pattern to a student pilot. During the 12th landing on rwy 27L…
- [Incident 20000718025579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718025579I), Jul 18, 2000: Cessna 172P (N51996), Jessup, GA, Minor damage. (-23)Student approached jes (hesup Wayne co.) from s.e @ approx 2500', received jes wx info via AWOS prior to arriving @ apt on frq 340 flew over mid field @…

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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