# Incident 20240926012369I: Cessna 172S, Oshkosh, WI, September 26, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2024, 20:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4FVS
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53289, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53289) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240926012369I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON RUNWAY 18 BETWEEN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND A2. A GROUP OF 3 SANDHILL CRANES WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE CRANES TOOK OFF AND FLEW TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE AND ONE OF THEM IMPACTED THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N53289 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190709009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190709009709I), Jul 9, 2019: Cessna 172S (N53289), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. On July 9, 2019 at approximately 12:47 local time aircraft N53289 a Cessna 172 on a part 141 flight with the pilot instructor and student landed at Whittman…

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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