# Incident 20230110000079I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, New Smyrna Beac, FL, January 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2023, 07:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: EPXS
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230110000079I

## Narrative

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

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

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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