# Incident 20230705005669I: Cessna 172R, New Bedford, MA, July 5, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LY8S
- Location: 41.6613° N, 70.9379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6613&lon=-70.9379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230705005669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT WING DURING SHORT FINAL ON RUNWAY 32. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. NO BIRD REMAINS WERE FOUND.

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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