20241026018509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Pacoima, CA · October 26, 2024

Date
October 26, 2024 · 15:45 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Airport
Whiteman
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3411D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total

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.

While on descent into Whiteman (kwhp)airport runway 12, aircraft encountered a bird in flight that struck the outboard leading edge of the left wing. After the strike the aircraft handled normally, pilot reported the incident to tower and landed without any issues. Minor damage to the left-wing leading edge, outboard of landing light.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON DESCENT INTO WHITEMAN (KWHP)AIRPORT RUNWAY 12, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD IN FLIGHT THAT STRUCK THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. AFTER THE STRIKE THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED NORMALLY, PILOT REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING LEADING EDGE, OUTBOARD OF LANDING LIGHT.