# Incident 20220809014319I: Cessna 172S, Oshkosh, WI, August 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2022, 17:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220809014319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE OPERATING APPROXIMATELY 10NM NW OF THE OSHKOSH, WI (KOSH) AIRPORT. DURING THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MEDIUM TO LARGE BIRD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.  THE COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SUPERVISING A STUDENT PERFORMING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS AT 800-1000 FEET AGL AT 95-100 KNOTS.

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A 15-20 DEGREE RIGHT BANK, THE INSTRUCTOR  LOOKED FORWARD AND OBSERVED THE BIRD AHEAD, LEVEL, AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. HE IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

FOLLOWING THE COLLISION HE OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THERE WERE NO CONTROL ABNORMALITIES, VIBRATIONS, OR CONCERNING SOUNDS. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO OSHKOSH FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. THERE WE NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT.

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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