# Accident 20120520008239A: Cessna 172R, Crossville, TN, May 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9506° N, 85.0842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9506&lon=-85.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120520008239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT, ON INITIAL LANDING, HE SAW A DEER AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.   AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARD SURFACE RUNWAY AND STRUCK DIRT DITCH LINE.

## 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 ERA12CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA347), May 20, 2012: Cessna 172R (N456MB), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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