# Incident 20240308002719I: Cessna 172R, New Bedford, MA, March 8, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2024, 18:40 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LY8S
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240308002719I

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED WITH NO EFFECT ON FLIGHT OPERATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. BIRD NOT RECOVERED. DAMAGE FOUND ON LEFT FLAP OUTBOARD RIB CAP BUCKLED AND SMALL CRACK. AIRCRAFT FLAP SKIN NOT DAMAGED.

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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