# Incident 19961115039959I: Cessna 172N, Caldwell, NJ, November 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1996, 18:02 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3532E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3532E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115039959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NIGHT LANDING; PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND SAW DEER DART FROM LEFT SIDE. PROP STRUCK DEER. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. CORRECTIVE ACTION BROUGHT AIRPLANE TOWARDS THE CENTER. MINOR DAMAGE ONLY. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3532E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790803029939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029939I), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3532E), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Hard landing resulted in damage to firewall and fuselage.

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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