# Incident 20220410004599I: Cessna 172N, Clewiston, FL, April 10, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2022, 22:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4830G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4830G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220410004599I

## Narrative

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

SUNDAY 4/10/2022 @ 22:30, N4830G DURING CRUISE @ 5000 FEET, HEARD A "THUD".  ALL NORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO THEIR DESTINATION.  LANDED SAFELY AND NO INJURIES.  ON POSTFLIGHT, A 1 FOOT IN LENGTH DAMAGE AREA TO THE LEFT WING WITH A SPLATTER OF BLOOD AND FEATHERS WAS NOTED.  PILOT NOTIFIED NTSB AND EMAILED FAA OF THIS DAMAGE ALONG WITH A PHOTO.  NTSB DETERMINED THIS AS MINOR DAMAGE AND NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.

## Other reports on N4830G (2)

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

- [Incident 20060701017369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701017369I), Jul 1, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4830G), Pembroke Pines, FL. (-23) On 07/01/06 on about 1415 N483G on a VFR flight from (tpf) peter oknight airport to (hwo) hollywood north perry airport the pilot stated that the engine…
- [Accident 19800627023852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627023852A), Jun 27, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4830G), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft in traffice pattern was hit by another while climbing out after taking off. (N30269)

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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