# Incident 20210403004999I: Cessna 172N, Eden Prairie, MN, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 20:30 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403004999I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20000303023229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000303023229I), Mar 3, 2000: Cessna 172N (N733LS), Owatonna, MN. (-23)The airplane on runway 30 at owa. Reported winds were 200 at 10 KTS. Airman reports putting the left wheel down on the runway and then the right wheeel.…

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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