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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · Arlington, TX · November 6, 2024

Date
November 6, 2024 · 17:55 local
Place
Arlington, TX
Airport
Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22806
Reported as
Textron 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,012 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.

Aircraft had been performing touch and goes at kgky with a CFI and student pilot on board. During roll out on runway 16, pilot reported a bird strike at approximately midfield during rotation. Aircraft was at approximately 20 to 50 feet AGL and the CFI took the controls and landed the aircraft on the remaining runway. Aircraft taxied to parking without further incident. Aircraft sustained a dent approximately 5 inches in length and 1/4 inch deep on the inboard leading edge of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT KGKY WITH A CFI AND STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. DURING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 16, PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD DURING ROTATION. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 FEET AGL AND THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A DENT APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 1/4 INCH DEEP ON THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.