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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Berlin, NJ · December 29, 2021

Date: December 29, 2021 · 17:15 local
Place: Berlin, NJ
Airport: Camden County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6295E
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA102
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,162 total

N6295ERegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 46395 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 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.

On approach to runway 23 of Camden County Airport (19N), at about 50-80 feet altitude, aircraft encountered a flock of geese, striking one with the right wing. Pilot landed the aircraft without further incident and no injuries. The aircraft?s right wing received substantial damage to the outboard leading edge, and both the forward and aft spars.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 OF CAMDEN COUNTY AIRPORT (19N), AT ABOUT 50-80 FEET ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF GEESE, STRIKING ONE WITH THE RIGHT WING. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, AND BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT SPARS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBerlin, NJAn inadvertent in-flight collision with a goose while on approach.Dec 29, 2021 · Substantial damage