# NTSB CEN21LA417: Cessna 152, N5233P, Olive Branch, MS, September 9, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 9, 2021, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Olive Branch, MS - Coordinates: 34.979, -89.7888 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9790&lon=-89.7888&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 103848 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA417 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103848/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103848 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA417 ## Probable cause The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that while on final approach to land, the airplane impacted a large red-tail hawk which entered the cabin through the windshield, resulting in minor injuries to the student. The flight instructor landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the windshield. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5233P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233P), registered now, S/N 15284898, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15284898 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 13635.8 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Aero Quest LLC - Registered owner: Aero Quest LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 9, 2021, 89.7 hours before - Departed: KOLV, Olive Branch, MS - Airport: OLV - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 4, 2020; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,351 total, 750 in this make and model, 1,255 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 17; injuries: minor; student; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KOLV - METAR: KOLV 092050Z 36008G14KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3000 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20210909017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210909017319A), Sep 9, 2021: Cessna 152, Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. An instructor (PIC) and student pilot on a training flight experienced a wildlife strike to the aircraft windshield while on final approach to runway 36 olv.… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103848. 5.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 5.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12722251&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 328 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12722872&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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