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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172I · Locust Grove, GA · April 6, 1998

Date
April 6, 1998 · 23:45 local
Place
Locust Grove, GA
Airport
Mallards Landing Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35594
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA126
Reported as
Cessna 172I
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total711 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot was on the takeoff roll and had started the rotation for takeoff when he observed a deer crossing from right to left. He applied left rudder and aileron in order to avoid a collision. The main gear collided with a dirt mound (berm) and the airplane nosed over inverted off the side of the runway. (-23)investigating the scene of the accident, talking to the pilot and a eye witness, it appreas that the stories or/accounts to what happen to cause the accident are true. Also, nothing to contradict the pilot's statment was found. Pilot swerved to avoid a deer struck dirt mound and flipped the aircraft during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND HAD STARTED THE ROTATION FOR TAKEOFF WHEN HE OBSERVED A DEER CROSSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND (BERM) AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23)INVESTIGATING THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, TALKING TO THE PILOT AND A EYE WITNESS, IT APPREAS THAT THE STORIES OR/ACCOUNTS TO WHAT HAPPEN TO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT ARE TRUE. ALSO, NOTHING TO CONTRADICT THE PILOT'S STATMENT WAS FOUND. PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER STRUCK DIRT MOUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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