# Accident 20120213002559A: Cessna 172S, Eufala, AL, February 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2012, 19:05 local time
- Place: Eufala, AL
- Airport: Weedon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: DW8S
- Location: 31.9517° N, 85.1178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9517&lon=-85.1178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6194V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6194V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 254 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120213002559A

## Narrative

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

DURING A NIGHT LANDING TOUCHDOWN AT KEUF FEBRUARY 13, 2012 AT 1905 CT A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY (DW8S) SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT IMPACT WITH A DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, MAIN LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL, LOWER FUSELAGE, AIRCRAFT NOSE COWLING, AND PROPELLER. 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 ERA12CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA185), Feb 14, 2012: Cessna 172S (N6194V), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer during a night landing.

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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