Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Olathe, KS — 2022-11-12

Final reportCEN23LA035
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Date
2022-11-12
Location
Olathe, KS, USA
Airport
OJC
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N5258Y
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The inflight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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