# Incident 20190926018289I: Cessna 172S, Daytona, FL, September 26, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2019, 15:29 local time
- Place: Daytona, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 581 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190926018289I

## Narrative

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

RDDL479 STRUCK A BIRD ON THE FUSELAGE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT 09/26/2019 1929Z.

INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS: BIRD STRIKE: DENTS ON LEFT WING, PILOT DOOR, NOSE GEAR. IT WAS CORESCTED AS FOLLOWS:  COMPLIED WITH CESSNA MODIFICATION KIT MK172-57-03 BY INSTALLING JACK PAD POINT ON LEFT WING. REMOVED INBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING STRUT, PITOT TUBE ASSY, LEFT WING TIP, STALL HORN SCOOP AND INSPECTED RIBS AND SPAR IN AFFECTED AREA AND NO DAMAGE NOTED. INSTALLED NEW INBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN(0523028-28) AND RIBS (0523027-1 X2 & 0523027-2 X1. IAW CESSNA MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND SRM MANUAL CHAPTER 57-10, 57-25 AND 57-40. REINSTALLED LEFT WING STRUT, (TORQUED BOLTS TO 55 FT. LBS, PITOT TUBE ASSY. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED, LEFT WING TIP, STALL HORN SCOOP AND ADJUSTED, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF PITOTHEAT AND LT WING LIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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