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.
privacy data omitted, C172 was conducting pattern work on runway 36. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft struck two geese in flight. The instructor took the flight controls and decided to perform a 180 degree turn to land on runway 18. No perceived loss of engine power during landing, landing on 18 conducted without incident. Substantial damage to right wing spar and goose parts ingested into engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C172 WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK ON RUNWAY 36. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO GEESE IN FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. NO PERCEIVED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING LANDING, LANDING ON 18 CONDUCTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING SPAR AND GOOSE PARTS INGESTED INTO ENGINE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.