# NTSB CEN23LA035: Cessna 172, N5258Y, Olathe, KS, November 12, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 12, 2022, 17:26 local (23:26 UTC) - Place: Olathe, KS - Coordinates: 38.8477, -94.7377 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8477&lon=-94.7377&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106281 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA035 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106281/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106281 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA035 ## Probable cause The inflight collision with multiple geese during initial climb. ## 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 172S, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 359 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. - [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor and his student were conducting an instructional flight in night visual meteorological conditions and in the airport traffic pattern when the airplane collided with multiple geese during initial climb. The flight instructor made an uneventful landing following the bird strike. The airplane’s right-wing leading edge and main spar were substantially damaged during the bird strike. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5258Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258Y), registered now, S/N 172S9141, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S) - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9141 - Year built: 2002 - Airframe hours: 9758.9 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: T&C Aviation Enterprises Inc, doing business as Air Associates of Kansas - Registered owner: Christiansen Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 2, 2022, 6.1 hours before - Departed: OJC, Olathe, KS - Airport: OJC, Johnson County Executive Airport, runway 36, 4,097 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 6, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 753 total, 733 in this make and model, 644 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 54; injuries: none; student; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 18.5 total, 18.5 in this make and model, 6.8 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 0.8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 330° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft broken - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: OJC - METAR: SPECI KOJC 122227Z 33009KT 10SM BKN027 M02/M09 A3030 RMK AO2 T10221089= ## 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 20221112022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221112022529A), Nov 12, 2022: Cessna 172S, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted], C172 was conducting pattern work on runway 36. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft struck two geese in flight. The instructor took the… ## Other investigations on N5258Y (2) 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. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA342), May 26, 2012: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Fort Scott, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s diverted attention to retract the flaps. - [NTSB CEN09LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA182), Feb 25, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5258Y), Johnson County Exec Airport, KS, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172S to ensure the taxiway was clear prior to initiating the turn. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172N to obtain taxi… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106281. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15285734&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=01%20-%20Pilot%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Weather summary (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 99 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15285975&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=02%20-%20Weather%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 457 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15285263&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=03%20-%20Photos-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.