# Accident 20190223014949A: Cessna 172S, Princeton, NJ, February 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2019, 18:40 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 74.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-74.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5338N) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 129 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190223014949A

## Narrative

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

PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER PART 91 DURING VFR NIGHT CONDITIONS TERMINATED WITH NORMAL LANDING AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER TRAVERSING THE RUNWAY THAT WERE NOT VISABLE DURING APPROACH OR TOUCHDOWN PHASE. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO CONTROL SURFACE (RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER). NO INJURIES ABOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA153), Feb 23, 2019: Cessna 172 (N5338N), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with deer on the runway while landing at night and the airport's lack of a complete perimeter fence.

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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