Cessna 172 accident near Olathe, Kansas, November 12, 2022
On November 12, 2022 at about 11:26 pm local time, a 2002 Cessna 172, registered N5258Y, was substantially damaged in an accident during initial climb near Olathe, Kansas (Johnson County Executive Airpo airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inflight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 12, 2022 · about 11:26 pm local time
- Place
- Olathe, Kansas · Johnson County Executive Airpo · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 S, built 2002 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N5258Y · registry record · serial 172S9141
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Birdstrike during initial climb defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Animal(s)/bird(s) › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 753 hours in all; 733 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 70 in the last 30 days; 644 as pilot in command; 419 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 6, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 18.5 hours in all; 18.5 in this make and model; 6.8 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,758.9 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 2, 2022; 6.1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: T&C Aviation Enterprises Inc
The flight
- Departed from: OJC Olathe KS at 10:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 4,097 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 330° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,700 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 16°F (-9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.30 inHg
- Observation at 4:27 pm from OJC
Weather report (METAR): SPECI KOJC 122227Z 33009KT 10SM BKN027 M02/M09 A3030 RMK AO2 T10221089=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on April 20, 2023. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Weather Summary | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N5258Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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