20031226035839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Waterloo, IA · December 26, 2003

Date: December 26, 2003 · 17:15 local
Place: Waterloo, IA
Airport: Waterloo Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7575V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA051
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B6
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,375 total580 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N7575VRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0866 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N7575V, a CE-177RG, serial number 177RG0866, struck a deer at approximately 1715 local time during rollout after landing on runway 18 at the Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa. Pilot-in-command at the time of the incident was noel robitaille. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the empennage and aft fuselage, which is bent to the left. Aircraft struck the deer from the right side.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N7575V, A CE-177RG, SERIAL NUMBER 177RG0866, STRUCK A DEER AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 LOCAL TIME DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATERLOO, IOWA. PILOT-IN-COMMAND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS NOEL ROBITAILLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE EMPENNAGE AND AFT FUSELAGE, WHICH IS BENT TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DEER FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI04LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaterloo, IAThe impact with a deer during landing roll. A contributing factor was the night lighting conditions.Dec 26, 2003 · Substantial damage