# Incident 20231220019999I: Cessna 172S, Palm Coast, FL, December 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Exec
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6229Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6229Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,204 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231220019999I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20221207013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221207013839I), Dec 7, 2022: Cessna 172S (N6229Q), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft was on base to final for runway 6 into kfin at 600 feet. A large bird descended on aircraft and were unable to avoid the impact. The bird hit the…

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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