# Incident 19981029040269I: Cessna 172N, Farmville, VA, October 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3575° N, 78.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FARMVILLE RGNL (FVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3575&lon=-78.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75743, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75743) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,031 total, 1,943 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029040269I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON TAKE OFF FOR STUDENT NIGHT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DEER. GEAR STRUT BROKE THE UPPER RETAINING PIN ALLOWING GEAR TO ROTATE AND NOT SUPPORT AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT OR THE INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N75743 (3)

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

- [Incident 20220627011269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011269I), Jun 27, 2022: Cessna 172N (N75743), Pulaski, TN, No damage. On June 27, 2022 the PIC was in communnication with zme and reported losing engine power during climbout from Abernathy Field (gzs). The PIC landed in a field…
- [Incident 19940624022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940624022399I), Jun 24, 1994: Cessna 172N (N75743), Farmville, VA, Minor damage. Landed hard and blew out the nose tire. Motor damage to firewall.
- [Incident 19920703030649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703030649I), Jul 3, 1992: Cessna 172N (N75743), Franklinton, NC. Pilot experienced total electrical failure. Precautionary landing in field.

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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