# Incident 20260310001529I: Cessna 172S, Green Bay, WI, March 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2026, 22:15 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4835° N, 88.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4835&lon=-88.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5303T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5303T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260310001529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH TWO CERTIFICATED AIRMEN FROM C29(MOREY FIELD) TO GRB(AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT). WHILE ON CLIMBOUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO AROUND 400 FEET AGL. A LARGE BIRD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING. FOLLOWED LEFT HAND PROCEDURES AND RETURNED BACK TO GRB.  AFTER LANDING OBSERVED LARGE DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT 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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