# Accident 19980406005919A: Cessna 172I, Locust Grove, GA, April 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1998, 23:45 local time
- Place: Locust Grove, GA
- Airport: Mallards Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3392° N, 84.0998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3392&lon=-84.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35594-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 711 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980406005919A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA126), Apr 7, 1998: Cessna 172I (N35594), Mallards Ldg, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A deer on the runway which led to the pilot's evasive manuever to avoid the deer.

## Other reports on N35594 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830218007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830218007589A), Feb 18, 1983: Cessna 172I (N35594), Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a van parked on edge of taxiway on a right turnoff. Left brake inop but right brake operated normal

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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