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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Dallas, TX · February 5, 2021

Date: February 5, 2021 · 03:07 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Dallas Executive
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: OPYJ
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N21769
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor

N21769Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264013 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

N21769 departed rbd and was flying southeast bound appx 2 miles south of dal on standard sightseeing tour. Pilot reported bird strike on left side to dal ATCT. Pilot. Returned rbd. Pilot called dal ATCT to confirm safe landing, no injuries. Pilot reported appx 2 inch dent in left wing. Checked with aircraft privacy data omittedoperator, and confirmed that a wildlife encounter report had been filed. Verified with maintenance department that the repair consisted of re-contouring the aircraft leading edge, and that no internal damage had occurred. No further action required.

As the FAA filed it

N21769 DEPARTED RBD AND WAS FLYING SOUTHEAST BOUND APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF DAL ON STANDARD SIGHTSEEING TOUR. PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT SIDE TO DAL ATCT. PILOT. RETURNED RBD. PILOT CALLED DAL ATCT TO CONFIRM SAFE LANDING, NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED APPX 2 INCH DENT IN LEFT WING. CHECKED WITH AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR, AND CONFIRMED THAT A WILDLIFE ENCOUNTER REPORT HAD BEEN FILED. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF RE-CONTOURING THE AIRCRAFT LEADING EDGE, AND THAT NO INTERNAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.