# Incident 20230819008989I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Prescott, AZ, August 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2023, 13:05 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BF8S
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESCOTT RGNL/ERNEST A LOVE FLD (PRC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N673ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N673ER) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,516 total, 3,076 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230819008989I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT PRESCOTT AIRPORT WHEN A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. THE BIRD HIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE IMPACT CREATED A SMALL DENT IN THE WING ABOUT SIX INCHES WIDE. THE AIRMAN NOTIFIED TOWER AND LANDED IMMEDIAELTY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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