# Incident 20221007016069I: Cessna 172S, Benton, AR, October 7, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2022, 21:36 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline County Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5904° N, 92.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE COUNTY RGNL (SUZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5904&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491SP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221007016069I

## Narrative

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

ON 7 OCTOBER, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO LAND RUNWAY 02 AT SALINE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (SUZ) WHEN ON SHORT FINAL IT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSPECTION REVEALED IMPACT ON PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE BELOW PROPELLER SPINNER, WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED.

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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