# Incident 20191007016999I: Cessna 172R, Higginsville, MO, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: Higginsville, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CMXS
- Location: 39.0649° N, 93.7268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Higginsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0649&lon=-93.7268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N465CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007016999I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB OUT FROM HIGGINSVILLE AIRPORT (HIG) IN HIGGINSVILLE, MO, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT OBSERVED A LARGE BIRD DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT PITCHED UP AND BANKED RIGHT TO AVOID THE BIRD, BUT THE BIRD STRUCK THE FORWARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SAFETY RETURNED TO SKYHAVEN AIRPORT (RCM) IN WARRENSBURG, MO AND LANDED SAFETY.

## Other reports on N465CM (1)

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

- [Accident 20101201052979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101201052979A), Dec 1, 2010: Cessna 172R (N465CM), Warrensburg, MO, Substantial damage. Note: box 3, date of event, reflects the date of discovery of accident damage. On 11/23/2010, a staff CFI made a "nose strut flat" entry in the airplane's…

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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