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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · San Antonio, TX · December 11, 2023

Date: December 11, 2023 · 13:50 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N276Z
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total

N276ZRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2881614 · Built 2023 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B4AReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 11, 2023, at 1350 MST, a Piper PA-28-181, struck a bird on its left wing as it descended through 200 feet on 1/2 mile final to runway 14 at Stinson Municipal Airport (kssf) and landed without further incident. The aircraft had departed San Antonio international airport (ksaf) and completed one touch-and-go at kssf prior to the bird strike. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 11, 2023, AT 1350 MST, A PIPER PA-28-181, STRUCK A BIRD ON ITS LEFT WING AS IT DESCENDED THROUGH 200 FEET ON 1/2 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 14 AT STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSSF) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSAF) AND COMPLETED ONE TOUCH-AND-GO AT KSSF PRIOR TO THE BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.