ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287136
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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 2009 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Delta State University |
| Registration: | N6089K |
| MSN: | 17274166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5920 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Columbus-Golden Triangle Regional Airport, MS (GTR/KGTR) |
| -Cleveland Municipal Airport, MS (KRNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that as he initiated a descent at night, 10 to 12 miles northeast of the destination airport, he heard a "loud bang" and felt the airplane shake. Both he and the flight instructor agreed that the engine gauges and flight instruments indicated normal operation, and no changes to the flight characteristics were noted. The strobe lights and navigation lights were on before the "loud bang" was heard; however, they had not yet turned on the landing lights. Upon landing and further examination of the airplane, blood and feathers were observed on the right wing, and substantial damage was incurred to the main spar and leading edge of the right wing.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent encounter with a bird in flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA195
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1999 | N6089K | Delta State University | 0 | Cleveland, MS | |
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| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 07:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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