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FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Ronkonkoma, NY · November 19, 2022

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Date
November 19, 2022 · 13:54 local
Place
Ronkonkoma, NY
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7590T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N7590TRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 47190 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted, C172, struck multiple birds over the hudson river that cause damage to the nose and wing of the aircraft. Pilot decleared an emergency to ATC, the aircraft was diverted to isp and landed without further incident. Two on board with no injuries reported.

Spoke with isp operations who provided me with pictures of the aircraft which appears to be a broken nose intake cowling with lots of blood matter on it, dents leading edge of the right wing with paint chipped off, holes in the leading edge of right wing.

Aircraft was taken to privacy data omitted maintenance for assistance in inspecting and repairing the aircraft. Called hawthorne maintenance, they moved the aircraft to A&P maintenance for possible assistance. Contacted a & p services privacy data omitted said he was called and went out to the aircraft to inspect.

privacy data omitted Recommended against a ferry permit due to the extensive damage to the aircraft and said he will pull the cowlings on Monday to start the repairs. According to privacy data omitted, the aircraft will be ready to fly to boston by Tuesday and a ferry permit will not be necessary.

Aircraft repaired and returned to service. Aircraft departed isp at 10:03 and landed at lvm 11:18, therefore, this office consider this incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C172, STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS OVER THE HUDSON RIVER THAT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DECLEARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ISP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TWO ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

SPOKE WITH ISP OPERATIONS WHO PROVIDED ME WITH PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN NOSE INTAKE COWLING WITH LOTS OF BLOOD MATTER ON IT, DENTS LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WITH PAINT CHIPPED OFF, HOLES IN THE LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING.

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE FOR ASSISTANCE IN INSPECTING AND REPAIRING THE AIRCRAFT. CALLED HAWTHORNE MAINTENANCE, THEY MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO A&P MAINTENANCE FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE. CONTACTED A & P SERVICES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE WAS CALLED AND WENT OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOMMENDED AGAINST A FERRY PERMIT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SAID HE WILL PULL THE COWLINGS ON MONDAY TO START THE REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE READY TO FLY TO BOSTON BY TUESDAY AND A FERRY PERMIT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.

AIRCRAFT REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ISP AT 10:03 AND LANDED AT LVM 11:18, THEREFORE, THIS OFFICE CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.