NTSB CEN23LA035 — 2022-11-12 · Olathe, Kansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N5258Y

Make / Model: CESSNA 172S
Year of manufacture: 2002 · 20 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20020808
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A69F08

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5258Y Cessna 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The inflight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Animal(s)/bird(s)-Effect on equipment

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN23LA035.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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