ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290193
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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 2013 |
| Time: | 19:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Illinois University Board Of Trustees Dba |
| Registration: | N95670 |
| MSN: | 15285957 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11953 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murphysboro, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport, IL (MDH/KMDH) |
| Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport, IL (MDH/KMDH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a night solo flight to practice some night landings. While on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern after his first takeoff, he saw a 'flash†of four to six birds fly through his field of view from the bottom left to the top right of the airplane and subsequently heard a loud noise. He said that the impact lifted the right wing upward slightly and that he thought it was a bird strike. He landed the airplane without further incident. The next day, the pilot noticed substantial damage to the right wing.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent encounter with birds while on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13CA169
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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