# Incident 20221119017709I: Cessna 172, Ronkonkoma, NY, November 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2022, 13:54 local time
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7590T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7590T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221119017709I

## Narrative

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

^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.

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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