# Accident 20101001047999A: Cessna 182Q, Sparta, MI, October 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Airport: Sparta, Paul C. Miller
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4606° N, 85.6783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4606&lon=-85.6783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 143 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001047999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 25 AT PAUL C. MILLER AIRPORT AT SPARTA AT ABOUT 2100 EST ON OCTOBER 1, 2010.  AFTER ROTATION HE OBSERVED TWO DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO PASS OVER BOTH DEER AND THEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG.  PILOT STATED HE HIT A THIRD DEER THAT HE DID NOT SEE.PILOT CONTINUED ON A STRAIGHT OUT CLIMB AND RETURNED TO GRAND RAPIDS AIRPORT (GRR).  PILOT STATED HE CONTACTED GRR TOWER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED.  PILOT DID A FLY-BY TO CHECK LANDING GEAR THEN LANDED WITH RESCUE VEHICLES ALONG RUNWAY.DAMAGE WAS BROKEN SKIN ON LEADING EDGE OF STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND TRIM TAB DENTS, LANDING GEAR TRIM, AND RIGHT WING FLAP.

## 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 CEN11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA025), Oct 2, 2010: Cessna 182Q (N759BJ), Sparta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer during a night takeoff.

## Other reports on N759BJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19880417009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417009689A), Apr 17, 1988: Cessna 182Q (N759BJ), Lowell, OH, Substantial damage. Flipped over during landing roll. Pilot blamed strong crosswind as aircraft came to area not shielded by trees.

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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