# Accident 20240205000659A: Cessna 172S, Lebanon, TN, February 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2024, 05:25 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8WGS
- Location: 36.0082° N, 86.5182° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0082&lon=-86.5182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2150G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2150G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,219 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240205000659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED M54 AND DURING THE CLIMB JUST PRIOR TO LEVELING OFF FOR CRUISE, THE AIRMAN WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD. THE BIRD WAS ABOVE THEM AND DOVE DOWN TO THEM ONCE THEY WERE PASSING UNDER IT. THE BIRD STRUCK THE WINDSCREEN AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD ONLY. THE DAMAGE AFFECTED MORE THAN 25% OF THE AIRCRAFT'S WINDSCREEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA106), Feb 5, 2024: Cessna 172 (N2150G), Smyrna, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.

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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