# Accident 20151109022019A: Cessna 172G, Burt, NY, November 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2015, 11:10 local time
- Place: Burt, NY
- Airport: Olcott-Newfane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3208° N, 78.7292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3208&lon=-78.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3679L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3679L-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151109022019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT KIAG ON A VFR FLIGHT TO WEST VIRGINIA. BEFORE DEPARTING THE AREA THE PILOT FLEW NORTH TOWARD LAKE ONTARIO TO SIGHT SEE AROUND FORT NIAGARA THEN TURNED EAST ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. THE PILOT SPOTTED AN AIRPORT WITH A GRASS RUNWAY AND PROCEDED TO ATTEMPT A FULL STOP LANDING FOLLOWED BY A TAKEOFF. AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT STATES HE SPOTTED TWO DEER AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WALKING ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE AND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE DEER THEN SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TAKEOFF OR STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA16CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA044), Nov 9, 2015: Cessna 172G (N3679L), Newfane, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An evasive maneuver during landing to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.

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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