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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Renton, WA · November 24, 2024

Date: November 24, 2024 · 12:35 local
Place: Renton, WA
Airport: Renton Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2711R
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,537 total

N2711RRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8864 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor pilot and student pilot took off at approximately 12:45 (PST). On first pattern during final approach at approximately 25 feet AGL, aircraft flew into a flock of birds. One bird glanced off the windscreen in front of the right seat. A different bird hit the right wing, which made a considerably larger noise. They were going approximately 65 KIAS. They made a normal landing, after which they told Renton tower that they had a bird strike and had to make this a full stop.

They then taxied to befa, and shut down. During post flight, they discovered a dent in the right wing thatwas caused by athe bird. The bird that hit the windscreen didn’t seem to have made any damage.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 (PST). ON FIRST PATTERN DURING FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A FLOCK OF BIRDS. ONE BIRD GLANCED OFF THE WINDSCREEN IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT SEAT. A DIFFERENT BIRD HIT THE RIGHT WING, WHICH MADE A CONSIDERABLY LARGER NOISE. THEY WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 KIAS. THEY MADE A NORMAL LANDING, AFTER WHICH THEY TOLD RENTON TOWER THAT THEY HAD A BIRD STRIKE AND HAD TO MAKE THIS A FULL STOP.

THEY THEN TAXIED TO BEFA, AND SHUT DOWN. DURING POST FLIGHT, THEY DISCOVERED A DENT IN THE RIGHT WING THATWAS CAUSED BY ATHE BIRD. THE BIRD THAT HIT THE WINDSCREEN DIDN’T SEEM TO HAVE MADE ANY DAMAGE.