# Incident 20221119018149I: Cessna 172L, Medford, OR, November 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2022, 10:50 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Rogue Valley International - Medford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3750° N, 122.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROGUE VALLEY INTL/MEDFORD (MFR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3750&lon=-122.8733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7248Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7248Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221119018149I

## Narrative

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

ON 19 NOVEMBER, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1050L,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172L, EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 14 TO THE ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL MEDFORD AIRPORT (KMFR). THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL AFTER RECEIVING AN ATCT CLEARANCE FOR EITHER A TOUCH AND GO OR LANDING.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIRD STRIKE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), RADIOED THE ATCT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITH NO NOTICEABLE ADVERSE EFFECT TO CONTROLLABILITY, STABILITY OR PERFORMANCE. ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENT READINGS WERE ALSO NORMAL.

AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY 14, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO PARKING AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE.   OBSERVED ON THE LEFT WING, OUTBOARD 18" FROM THE WING ROOT ON THE LEADING EDGE WAS A MINOR DEFORMATION OF THE LEADING EDGE, SOME CRACKING OF THE PAINT ALONG THE LOWER CAMBER OF THE WING WHERE A SEAM IS FORMED ALIGNED LONGITUDINALLY WITH THE SUSPECTED POINT OF IMPACT AND FEATHERS THAT BECAME LODGED IN BETWEEN A SCREW THAT HOLDS AN INSPECTION PLATE IN PLACE. NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED.

THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REQUEST A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FROM THEIR REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROVIDER. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A MINOR DENT IN THE LEFT WING.  THIS DENT WAS WITHIN LIMITS AND COSMETIC ONLY.  NOR FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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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