What happened
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11/17/2025 2032 EST. Gainesville, FL (gnv): N2410E, C172, struck a bird on downwind to runway 25 and landed. Aircraft taxied to the ramp and a post flight inspection revealed damage to the wing.
Pilot statement:
On Monday November 17th, 2025 my student and I were conducting a 100NM cross country flight from klal to kgnv in N2410E and departed at 6:55 pm. It was a smooth flight and smooth descent into kgnv at around 7:50 pm. We were given clearance to land on runway 25 into kgnv. My student enters left downwind at pattern altitude and as we are parallel to the 1000 ft markers on runway 25 we start getting the plane ready to land adding 10 degrees of flaps. My student goes to look to see where we are in coordination to the runway to see when we need to turn base, I do the same and then we start the base turn. My eyes are looking out front the whole time as it was pitch black and then I hear a loud bang as something just hit us and I feel it too. I immediately say my controls and take over the aircraft because I did not see anything that could have hit us. My student looks at engine indications and it is all normal. I report to ATC possible bird strike. I flew the plane as normal but landed as soon as possible due to the fact we didn't know what structural damage we had and what could have happened the longer we were in the air. As we land the lights from the runway gave us a better visual and that is when we see the damage to the left wing and dent. I taxi as normal to park the plane at the university FBO and immediately contact chief pilot for further instructions on what to do
As the FAA filed it
11/17/2025 2032 EST. GAINESVILLE, FL (GNV): N2410E, C172, STRUCK A BIRD ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 25 AND LANDED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE WING.
PILOT STATEMENT:
ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025 MY STUDENT AND I WERE CONDUCTING A 100NM CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KLAL TO KGNV IN N2410E AND DEPARTED AT 6:55 PM. IT WAS A SMOOTH FLIGHT AND SMOOTH DESCENT INTO KGNV AT AROUND 7:50 PM. WE WERE GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 INTO KGNV. MY STUDENT ENTERS LEFT DOWNWIND AT PATTERN ALTITUDE AND AS WE ARE PARALLEL TO THE 1000 FT MARKERS ON RUNWAY 25 WE START GETTING THE PLANE READY TO LAND ADDING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. MY STUDENT GOES TO LOOK TO SEE WHERE WE ARE IN COORDINATION TO THE RUNWAY TO SEE WHEN WE NEED TO TURN BASE, I DO THE SAME AND THEN WE START THE BASE TURN. MY EYES ARE LOOKING OUT FRONT THE WHOLE TIME AS IT WAS PITCH BLACK AND THEN I HEAR A LOUD BANG AS SOMETHING JUST HIT US AND I FEEL IT TOO. I IMMEDIATELY SAY MY CONTROLS AND TAKE OVER THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE HIT US. MY STUDENT LOOKS AT ENGINE INDICATIONS AND IT IS ALL NORMAL. I REPORT TO ATC POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE. I FLEW THE PLANE AS NORMAL BUT LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE FACT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WE HAD AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED THE LONGER WE WERE IN THE AIR. AS WE LAND THE LIGHTS FROM THE RUNWAY GAVE US A BETTER VISUAL AND THAT IS WHEN WE SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND DENT. I TAXI AS NORMAL TO PARK THE PLANE AT THE UNIVERSITY FBO AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACT CHIEF PILOT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO
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