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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · Fort Pierce, FL · March 6, 2026

Date
March 6, 2026 · 21:25 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
Treasure Coast International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IFGS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N609FJ
Reported as
Textron 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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.

At 2125Z IFG609 privacy data omittedC172 reported a bird strike at midfield right downwind rwy 10R. The aircraft landed safely on fpr rwy 10R and taxied to the ramp without assistance. No loss of control reported. No injuries reported. Pilot reported a dent on the leading edge and top of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2125Z IFG609 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^C172 REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AT MIDFIELD RIGHT DOWNWIND RWY 10R. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON FPR RWY 10R AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. NO LOSS OF CONTROL REPORTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PILOT REPORTED A DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE AND TOP OF THE RIGHT WING.