# Accident 20250202000639A: Cessna 172P, Ramona, CA, February 2, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0395° N, 116.9153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0395&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5268K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5268K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250202000639A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT TOOK OFF FROM KMYF FOR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT TO L08 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115PST.  AFTER A FEW TOUCH AND GO'S AT L08, THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO KRNM FOR A FEW TOUCH AND GO'S.  AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO ON CLIMB OUT IN A CROSSWIND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000MSL ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE BREAKING WINDSHIELD GLASS ON LEFT HAND, UPPER CORNER AND DENTED LEFT-WING LEADING-EDGE AT WING ROOT. AIRCRAFT LANDED TO FULL STOP AT KRNM AT 1300PST. BIRD WAS LODGED IN WINDSHIELD AND FELL OFF AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA086), Feb 2, 2025: Cessna 172P (N5268K), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird in the airport traffic pattern.

## Other reports on N5268K (2)

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

- [Incident 20160516017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516017859I), May 16, 2016: Cessna 172P (N5268K), Mesquite, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft made emergency landing in field due to smoke in cockpit. Minor aircraft damage and no injuries.
- [Accident 20020725017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020725017359A), Jul 25, 2002: Cessna 172P (N5268K), Creston, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 25, 2002, at 2130 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5268K, lost engine power and forced landed on a road near Creston, California. The…

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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