At about 1130 eastern time, a Cessna 152 on an instructional flight was substantially damaged following a bird strike and the subsequent emergency landing into a field near Pierson. The flight instructor and student pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilots were practicing ground reference maneuvers at about 1,000 feet when a bird later identified as a Black Vulture collided with and destroyed the windshield. The CFI applied full throttle but could not maintain altitude, so he declared an emergency and secured the engine. The airplane landed nose first, breaking the nose gear and main landing gears, and came to rest inverted.
October 22, Pierson, Fla. / Cessna 152
At about 1130 eastern time, a Cessna 152 on an instructional flight was substantially damaged following a bird strike and the subsequent emergency landing into a field near Pierson. The flight instructor and student pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilots were practicing ground reference maneuvers at about 1,000 feet when a bird later identified as a Black Vulture collided with and destroyed the windshield. The CFI applied full throttle but could not maintain altitude, so he declared an emergency and secured the engine. The airplane landed nose first, breaking the nose gear and main landing gears, and came to rest inverted....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 152 on an instructional flight suffered substantial damage after a Black Vulture struck and destroyed its windshield.
- The flight instructor executed an emergency landing in a field, causing the aircraft to land nose first, break landing gear, and come to rest inverted.
- Both the flight instructor and student pilot sustained minor injuries during the incident near Pierson.
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