ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290977
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| Date: | Monday 22 June 2015 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Adventures |
| Registration: | N5210A |
| MSN: | 172S9118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4773 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Upperville, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Staunton-Shenandoah Valley Airport, VA (SHD/KSHD) |
| Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, while flying en route to his home airport, the airplane sustained a bird strike to the right wing. The student pilot reported that he checked the flight controls and engine performance, and made the decision to continue the flight to his destination. He reported that during the approach he noticed that it took an abnormal amount of left aileron to maintain level flight; however, he landed the airplane without further incident. A subsequent examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to flight that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: An inflight bird strike, which resulted in wing spar damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA15CA241
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 August 2008 | N5210A | Charlottesville Flight Center | 0 | Charlottesville, Virginia | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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