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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · September 14, 2023

Date
September 14, 2023 · 10:14 local
Place
Frederick, MD
Airport
Frederick Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BVOS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2334J
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
274 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.

Pilot was practicing landings. At approximately 800 ft, while turning base on approach, a medium sized bird was struck with the leading edge of the left wing. Aircraft landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS. AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT, WHILE TURNING BASE ON APPROACH, A MEDIUM SIZED BIRD WAS STRUCK WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.