# Incident 19961108045479I: Cessna 172RG, Cheriton, VA, November 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cheriton, VA
- Airport: Cherrystone Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2882° N, 75.9997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRYSTONE (24VA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2882&lon=-75.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9683B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9683B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961108045479I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEER ON RUNWAY. WENT ARUND PUT GEAR UP. DISTRACTED BY WIND AND DEER, LANDED GEAR UP. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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