# Incident 20220404004259I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, April 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ERAU
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 948 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220404004259I

## Narrative

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

WE WERE ON THE WAY BACK INTO THE DAB CHARLIE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET ON

THE ROSE ARRIVAL. I SAW A FLOCK OF BLACK BIRDS JUST ABOVE THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT

IN FRONT DIVING ONTO US. THE BIRDS WERE ABOUT 50 FT IN FRONT OF US NEAR THE

TOP OF THE WIND SCREEN MOVING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN MY FIELD OF VISION. I

TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND DID AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN

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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