Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172P near Christmas, FL — 2013-10-14

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Date
2013-10-14
Location
Christmas, FL, USA
Aircraft
CESSNA 172P
Registration
N65704
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

An inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor stated that, while in cruise flight at an altitude of 2,500 feet, he observed two large birds directly ahead of the airplane. He assumed control of the airplane from the student pilot and attempted to maneuver around them, but one of the birds impacted the left wing, resulting in substantial damage. After observing no flight control anomalies, the flight instructor elected to continue to the destination airport, where he landed the airplane without incident.

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