# Accident 20180306001489A: Cessna 172S, Stow, OH, March 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2018, 20:45 local time
- Place: Stow, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JU8S
- Location: 41.1475° N, 81.4158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1475&lon=-81.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180306001489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN LANDING PHASE AT KENT STATE AIRPORT, 1G3. ON FLARE OUT ON RUNWAY 01, A DEER RAN INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND TAXIED TO PARKING. PILOT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER INBOARD LEADING EDGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

## 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 GAA18CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA150), Mar 7, 2018: Cessna 172 (N103KS), Kent, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A deer collided with aircraft during landing at night.

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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