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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Orlando, FL · June 4, 2024

Date
June 4, 2024 · 07:14 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Executive
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55297
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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.

Flight instructor (fi) and student were conducting touch and goes at rwy 07 when aircraft (a/c) struck a bird during takeoff roll/rotation. Fi immediately took control, continued the climb out, and landed safely at rwy 13.

Damage to the a/c was a quarter-size dent at the leading edge of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (FI) AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES AT RWY 07 WHEN AIRCRAFT (A/C) STRUCK A BIRD DURING TAKEOFF ROLL/ROTATION. FI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL, CONTINUED THE CLIMB OUT, AND LANDED SAFELY AT RWY 13.

DAMAGE TO THE A/C WAS A QUARTER-SIZE DENT AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.