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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Eden Prairie, MN · April 3, 2021

Date: April 3, 2021 · 20:30 local
Place: Eden Prairie, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N733LS
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N733LSRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268380 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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2021-04-03 N733LS had a birdstrike on the right wing tip

N733LS took from Flying Cloud Airport (kfcm) about 45 minutes after sunset for a night VFR training flight, with a student pilot and CFI on board. Leveling off at approximately 1200 ft AGL and 3 miles from kfcm a thud was hear and the student pilot at the controls stated he may have seen a bird flash in the landing light. The CFI took controls, called tower and requested the long rwy, 10R for a full stop.

No control issues were felt, the CFI performed an uneventful full stop landing, he shut down and performed an inspection. The inspection revealed a bird strike on the leading edge, outboard 6 inches of the right wing. The damage was to the skin not the spar and the plastic wingtip fairing was broken with bird remains inside of it.

The damage was noted as minor. The aircraft owner was notified that maintenance action must take place prior to follow on flight.

As the FAA filed it

2021-04-03 N733LS HAD A BIRDSTRIKE ON THE RIGHT WING TIP

N733LS TOOK FROM FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (KFCM) ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET FOR A NIGHT VFR TRAINING FLIGHT, WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND CFI ON BOARD. LEVELING OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FT AGL AND 3 MILES FROM KFCM A THUD WAS HEAR AND THE STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS STATED HE MAY HAVE SEEN A BIRD FLASH IN THE LANDING LIGHT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROLS, CALLED TOWER AND REQUESTED THE LONG RWY, 10R FOR A FULL STOP.

NO CONTROL ISSUES WERE FELT, THE CFI PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LANDING, HE SHUT DOWN AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION REVEALED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEADING EDGE, OUTBOARD 6 INCHES OF THE RIGHT WING. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE SKIN NOT THE SPAR AND THE PLASTIC WINGTIP FAIRING WAS BROKEN WITH BIRD REMAINS INSIDE OF IT.

THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED AS MINOR. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS NOTIFIED THAT MAINTENANCE ACTION MUST TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO FOLLOW ON FLIGHT.

Other reports on N733LS · 1

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

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