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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Kankakee, IL · August 17, 2013

Date: August 17, 2013 · 20:30 local
Place: Kankakee, IL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5148A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13CA495
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,055 total420 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N5148ARegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 28148 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was practicing night stop and go landings on runway 4 at greater Kankakee airport. As he was rotating on takeoff, a deer ran in front of the airplane. The propeller decapitated the deer. The body impacted the right side of the airplane. The head impacted the left side of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT STOP AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4 AT GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT. AS HE WAS ROTATING ON TAKEOFF, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PROPELLER DECAPITATED THE DEER. THE BODY IMPACTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE HEAD IMPACTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13CA495Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKankakee, ILThe airplane struck a deer during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the perimeter fence being less than FAA's recommended 10 feet high.Aug 18, 2013 · Substantial damage