# Incident 20260422002969I: Cessna 172N, Middleton, WI, April 22, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Middleton Municipal/Morey Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1144° N, 89.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLETON MUNI/MOREY FLD (C29), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1144&lon=-89.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3206E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3206E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260422002969I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, AT 1630 CDT, A CESSNA 172 ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE LEFT WING, JUST OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 NAUTICAL MILES FROM C29 (MIDDLETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,000 FEET. A LARGE BIRD CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT WING SHOWED A LARGE DENT JUST AFT OF THE LEFT WING STRUT.

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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