# Incident 20260306002499I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Fort Pierce, FL, March 6, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2026, 21:25 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IFGS
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TREASURE COAST INTL (FPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609FJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609FJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260306002499I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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