# Accident 20160625009899A: Cessna 172M, Flushing, MI, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 22:30 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0572° N, 83.8064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0572&lon=-83.8064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21553, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21553) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009899A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 FELT THE AIRCRAFT LURCH TO THE LEFT ON TOUCHDOWN.  WHILE PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR SAW DAMAGE TO LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB AND EMPANNAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA346), Jun 26, 2016: Cessna 172 (N21553), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during touchdown of a night landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the airplane.

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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