20231220019999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Palm Coast, FL · December 20, 2023

Date
December 20, 2023 · 19:00 local
Place
Palm Coast, FL
Airport
Flagler Exec
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6229Q
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,204 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.

During takeoff, on runway 11 kfin, at around 40 knots an animal from the left hit the aircraft causing an abort takeoff. The animal was a deer and caused damage to the prop. Instructor / pilot notified the tower and base manager. The runway was checked and cleared for debris and downed the aircraft for maintenance to inspect.

Completed the FAA wild life strike form and submitted this online.

Reference strike report confirmation #: 2023-12-22-110811

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF, ON RUNWAY 11 KFIN, AT AROUND 40 KNOTS AN ANIMAL FROM THE LEFT HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING AN ABORT TAKEOFF. THE ANIMAL WAS A DEER AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROP. INSTRUCTOR / PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND BASE MANAGER. THE RUNWAY WAS CHECKED AND CLEARED FOR DEBRIS AND DOWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE TO INSPECT.

COMPLETED THE FAA WILD LIFE STRIKE FORM AND SUBMITTED THIS ONLINE.

REFERENCE STRIKE REPORT CONFIRMATION #: 2023-12-22-110811

Other reports on N6229Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.