# Accident 20060201001669A: Cessna 172P, Birmingham, AL, February 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2006, 22:53 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5628° N, 86.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5628&lon=-86.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 239 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060201001669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FINAL LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT AT ABOUT TEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY TWO DEER CAME ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND. ON THE CLIMB OUT HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE GEAR WAS BENT UPWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN BIRMINGHAM, AL WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL06CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA043), Feb 2, 2006: Cessna 172P (N902NS), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a deer during a go around, which resulted in damage to the left main landing gear and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.

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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