# Incident 20250129000229I: Cessna 172N, Sanford, FL, January 29, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2025, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733MU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733MU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250129000229I

## Narrative

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

29 JAN 2025 APPROX. 1330 LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCURRED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE LH OUTBOARD WING. INCIDENT OCCURED OVER THE NW SHORE OF LAKE APOPKA, 3 MILES SW OF FA83. AS SOON AS THE STUDENT ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND BEGAN THE TURN, THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP. TYPE OF BIRD IS UNKNOWN, BUT WAS A LARGER BREED. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND RETURNED TO SFB. INSTRUCTOR FILED FAA WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT. (2025-02-06-112001). AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED 1 FEB 2025.

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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