20250723010059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Fort Pierce, FL · July 23, 2025

Date
July 23, 2025 · 11:03 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
Fort Pierce
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operator
TCEV
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35246
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

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.

Incident occurred when pilot was conducting VFR pattern work at fpr on RWY10L. Pilot reported bird strike at 1503Z while in the left crosswind of RWY10L. Pilot requested to continue traffic pattern and land on RWY10L at fpr. Aircraft landed without issue and taxied under own power to the privacy data omitted FBO at fpr. After landing the pilot reported damage to the left wing airfoil, left landing light, and left taxi light. No assistance required. No injuries reported. Due to amount and location of damage, to include the spar, incident was upgraded to accident, substantial damage. privacy data omitted Have submitted application for special flight permit to transport aircraft to home airport for repairs; instructions written and submitted by Textron for temporary repairs.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN PILOT WAS CONDUCTING VFR PATTERN WORK AT FPR ON RWY10L. PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE AT 1503Z WHILE IN THE LEFT CROSSWIND OF RWY10L. PILOT REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LAND ON RWY10L AT FPR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE AND TAXIED UNDER OWN POWER TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FBO AT FPR. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AIRFOIL, LEFT LANDING LIGHT, AND LEFT TAXI LIGHT. NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DUE TO AMOUNT AND LOCATION OF DAMAGE, TO INCLUDE THE SPAR, INCIDENT WAS UPGRADED TO ACCIDENT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TO HOME AIRPORT FOR REPAIRS; INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN AND SUBMITTED BY TEXTRON FOR TEMPORARY REPAIRS.

Other reports on N35246 · 1

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