# Incident 20221207013839I: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, December 7, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2022, 12:41 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Flagler Exec
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6229Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6229Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221207013839I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 6 INTO KFIN AT 600 FEET. A LARGE BIRD DESCENDED ON AIRCRAFT AND WERE UNABLE TO AVOID THE IMPACT. THE BIRD HIT THE UPPER COWLING/LOWER WINDSHIELD. CREW LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. NOTIFIED DISPATCH OF THE BIRD STRIKE, DOWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE TO INSPECT, AND FILED THE FAA WILDLIFE STRIKE FORM.

STRIKE REPORT CONFIRMATION #: 2022-12-07-143100

## Other reports on N6229Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20231220019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231220019999I), Dec 20, 2023: Cessna 172S (N6229Q), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. During takeoff, on runway 11 kfin, at around 40 knots an animal from the left hit the aircraft causing an abort takeoff. The animal was a deer and caused…

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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