# Incident 20260310010819I: Cessna 172M, Charlottesville, VA, March 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2026, 16:06 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13644, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13644) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260310010819I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 10, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 (EDT), CESSNA 172M AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL WHEN A BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT-WING LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET FROM THE WING TIP. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY ON RUNWAY 21 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

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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