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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Pasco, WA · May 2, 2021

Date
May 2, 2021 · 07:50 local
Place
Pasco, WA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N738ST
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,226 total

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.

Aircraft experienced bird strike on leading edge of left wing while in the pattern at psc airport. Pilot returned for an immediate landing. Minor damage to left wing leading edge, no other injuries or damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKE ON LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT PSC AIRPORT. PILOT RETURNED FOR AN IMMEDIATE LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE.