# Incident 20031226035839I: Cessna 177RG, Waterloo, IA, December 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2003, 17:15 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5572° N, 92.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5572&lon=-92.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7575V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7575V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 580 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226035839I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA051), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N7575V), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The impact with a deer during landing roll. A contributing factor was the night lighting conditions.

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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