# Accident 20120501006829A: Cessna 172M, Three Rivers, MI, May 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2012, 11:28 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, MI
- Airport: Three Rivers Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9597° N, 85.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9597&lon=-85.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30380, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30380-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,776 total, 1,210 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120501006829A

## Narrative

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

DURING PART 61 FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY DURING ROTATION AFTER TOUCH AND GO FROM KHAI. AFTER ASSESSING DAMAGE & CONTROLLABILITY OF AIRCRAFT, PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO KAZO, WHERE EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE DUE TO UNKNOWN EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR.  APPROX DISTANCE TO KAZO WAS 17NM WITH A FLT TIME OF APPROX 6MIN.  PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AZO APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA270), May 1, 2012: Cessna 172M (N30380), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with a deer during the takeoff roll.

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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