IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 415RJ Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
Date: 12/07/2012 Time: 1931
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: ENGLEWOOD State: CO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON DECENT, BIRD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, NEAR ENGLEWOOD, CO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Training Phase: Descent Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 12/10/2012
KUSA - An eagle struck a plane at the Centennial Airport on Friday.
9NEWS has learned that an eagle broke the windshield of a Cessna 172 upon landing at around 12:30 Friday.
The FAA said the pilot suffered a minor cut to the face, but was treated and released.
A Cessna 172 is a single engine, fixed-wing aircraft. The aircraft is registered to Aviation Training LLC.
Since 1990, Centennial Airport has seen 108 wildlife strikes on airplanes, according to the FAA.
In the entire U.S., only 166 eagles have made contact with a plane since 1990, when the FAA started keeping track of wildlife strikes.
Denver International Airport has reported 4,121 wildlife strikes of airplanes since 1994. This year, there are 406 reports of bird and wildlife strikes at DIA.
Story and reaction/comments: http://www.9news.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N415RJ
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