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FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Stuart, FL · January 1, 2024

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Date
January 1, 2024 · 10:40 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
9TCS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N665RT
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,331 total827 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days
N665RTRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280507 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part 141 flight school privacy data omittedflight school operating Cessna 172R, registration privacy data omitted on approach to runway 30 had a bird strike on the right wing and fuselage of the aircraft. One certified flight instructor (CFI), student pilot and one passenger no injuries aircraft landed safely. Damage to the right wing leading edge section of attachment point to the fuselage. Aircraft privacy data omitted

A large bird struck the starboard wing at the air vents and wing leading edge. Damage to the right-wing leading edge and right-wing attachment section cover. Damage to leading edge pushing aluminum inward to front wing spar and damaging to forward ribs of the leading edge. Impact caused aluminum cover which covers right wing attachment area to fuselage to fall away form aircraft on impact with bird.

CFI pilot stated concluding the flight and were entering the left downwind, midfield rwy 30 at 1000 feet. Abeam the 1000-foot markers the student began to configure for landing as we looked up a large bird glanced off the starboard side of the prop and struck the starboard wing at the air vents. CFI pilot took controls and requested a short approach from tower and proceeded to land the plane with no further issues.

As the FAA filed it

PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATING CESSNA 172R, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), STUDENT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER NO INJURIES AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SECTION OF ATTACHMENT POINT TO THE FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE STARBOARD WING AT THE AIR VENTS AND WING LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE AND RIGHT-WING ATTACHMENT SECTION COVER. DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE PUSHING ALUMINUM INWARD TO FRONT WING SPAR AND DAMAGING TO FORWARD RIBS OF THE LEADING EDGE. IMPACT CAUSED ALUMINUM COVER WHICH COVERS RIGHT WING ATTACHMENT AREA TO FUSELAGE TO FALL AWAY FORM AIRCRAFT ON IMPACT WITH BIRD.

CFI PILOT STATED CONCLUDING THE FLIGHT AND WERE ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND, MIDFIELD RWY 30 AT 1000 FEET. ABEAM THE 1000-FOOT MARKERS THE STUDENT BEGAN TO CONFIGURE FOR LANDING AS WE LOOKED UP A LARGE BIRD GLANCED OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE PROP AND STRUCK THE STARBOARD WING AT THE AIR VENTS. CFI PILOT TOOK CONTROLS AND REQUESTED A SHORT APPROACH FROM TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE PLANE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.