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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Carroll, OH · May 23, 2021

Date: May 23, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place: Carroll, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12860
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total

N12860Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262319 · Built 1973 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.

- During traffic pattern operations at klhq, N12860 had a bird strike. PIC immediately returned to the airport for an uneventful landing. Damage was limited the left main wing - leading edge skin, three ribs, and no additional damage to the wing spar or any other internal or external components. Repairs were completed and aircraft returned to service. Based on the replacement of these parts and I.a.w. 14 CFR § part 43, appx. A, event classified as an ?incident?.

As the FAA filed it

- DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS AT KLHQ, N12860 HAD A BIRD STRIKE. PIC IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED THE LEFT MAIN WING - LEADING EDGE SKIN, THREE RIBS, AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR OR ANY OTHER INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL COMPONENTS. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. BASED ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS AND I.A.W. 14 CFR § PART 43, APPX. A, EVENT CLASSIFIED AS AN ?INCIDENT?.