# Incident 20260813011349I: Cessna 172S, Egg Harbor Town, NJ, August 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2026, 09:19 local time
- Place: Egg Harbor Town, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N426LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N426LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,885 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260813011349I

## Narrative

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

DURING A CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 31, CLIMBED TO ABOVE 900FT, BEGAN TURN SOUTH, CREW NOTICED BIRDS. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS; CLIMBED AND BANKED LEFT. LARGE BLACK BIRD STRUCK RIGHT WING OB LEADING EDGE. PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO ACY. ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 31 AND LANDED; TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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