20230110000079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · New Smyrna Beac, FL · January 10, 2023

Date
January 10, 2023 · 07:30 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport
New Smyrna Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
EPXS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N386EP
Reported as
Textron 172S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total

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.

Departure end of rwy 20 300FT bird strike above pitot tube. Ip took controls and turned right to rwy 7, taxied back to ramp to assess damage.

Aircraft sustained only minor damage to left leading edge as a result of bird strike.

Wildlife report reference # - 2023-01-11-144206

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTURE END OF RWY 20 300FT BIRD STRIKE ABOVE PITOT TUBE. IP TOOK CONTROLS AND TURNED RIGHT TO RWY 7, TAXIED BACK TO RAMP TO ASSESS DAMAGE.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT LEADING EDGE AS A RESULT OF BIRD STRIKE.

WILDLIFE REPORT REFERENCE # - 2023-01-11-144206