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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Sandpoint, ID · August 29, 2012

Date
August 29, 2012 · 07:45 local
Place
Sandpoint, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3082E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Just before touchdown on runway 1, a deer came out of the grass near the runway and struck the left side leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer. Pilot was able to maintain directional control and make a safe landing.

As the FAA filed it

JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 1, A DEER CAME OUT OF THE GRASS NEAR THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND MAKE A SAFE LANDING.