# Accident 20030519009149A: Cessna 172N, Center Island, UT, May 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Center Island, UT
- Airport: Center Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4875° N, 122.8328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4875&lon=-122.8328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5326J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5326J-2013-04-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030519009149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND ONTO RUNWAY 16 AT CENTER ISLAND AIRPORT, A GO-AROUND WAS MADE DUE TO A DEER ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. UPON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE DEER ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A LONG LANDING WITH AN OVER RUN OCCURRED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE TREES. CENTER ISLAND IS A PRIVATE 1,600 FOOT TURF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA084), May 19, 2003: Cessna 172 N (N5326J), Center Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point during landing. The pilot's diverted attention, deer near the runway, and trees were factors.

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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