# Accident 20210909017319A: Cessna 152, Olive Branch, MS, September 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: VZZS
- Location: 34.9790° N, 89.7888° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9790&lon=-89.7888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909017319A

## Narrative

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

AN INSTRUCTOR (PIC) AND STUDENT PILOT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A WILDLIFE STRIKE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 OLV. THE LARGE BIRD/HAWK MISSED THE PROPELLER AND BROKE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD COMING TO REST IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY IN THE PROCESS. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED. THE OCCURRENCE WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING DAMAGE TO A MAJOR STRUCTURAL LOAD-BEARING MEMBER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA417), Sep 9, 2021: Cessna 152 (N5233P), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach.

## Other reports on N5233P (1)

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

- [Incident 19930505022169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505022169I), May 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N5233P), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Added power for go around. Veered left and departed runway.

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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