At approximately 1144 central time, a Cessna 172S crashed after reporting a bird strike. The flight instructor and student pilot were killed. Radio transmissions showed the pilot reported the airplane was going down. The pilot said, Send somebody to pick us up. I think were going to be fine. We hit a bird, but we gotta go down. We cant keep it straight with the power on. The pilot then advised he was going to end radio contact. The wreckage was contained within a path 60 feet long and the wings displayed leading edge damage. The flaps were extended 20 degrees. Evidence of a bird strike was found about 12 inches outboard of the left wing landing/taxi light.
July 08, McKinney, Texas / Cessna 172
At approximately 1144 central time, a Cessna 172S crashed after reporting a bird strike. The flight instructor and student pilot were killed. Radio transmissions showed the pilot reported the airplane was going down. The pilot said, Send somebody to pick us up. I think were going to be fine. We hit a bird, but we gotta go down. We cant keep it straight with the power on. The pilot then advised he was going to end radio contact. The wreckage was contained within a path 60 feet long and the wings displayed leading edge damage. The flaps were extended 20 degrees. Evidence of a bird strike was found about 12 inches outboard of the left wing landing/taxi light....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172S crashed at approximately 1144 CT, resulting in the fatalities of both the flight instructor and student pilot.
- The pilot reported a bird strike and informed air traffic control that they were going down and could not maintain straight flight with power on.
- Evidence of a bird strike was found on the left wing, and the wreckage showed leading edge damage, consistent with the reported incident.
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