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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Naples, TX · September 3, 2019

Date
September 3, 2019 · 13:30 local
Place
Naples, TX
Airport
Greater Morris County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N736HS
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total

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What happened

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

On September 3, 2019 at 1330 CDT the pilot of a Cessna 172K, N736HS, s/n R1722545 made a landing at the Greater Morris County Airport (K8F5) on runway 35, located south of Naples, TX. Following touchdown and roll out, two deer came running from the left side of the runway. The first deer made it across, but the second deer ran directly into the propeller causing the engine to shut down. The propeller cut the deer in half. The aircraft has minor damage to the lower cowling and the propeller appears loose at the attach point (hub). The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The pilot holds a private pilot, airplane single engine land certificate. The flight originated at mount pleasant, TX airport (kosa) on September 3, 2019 at 1230 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 AT 1330 CDT THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 172K, N736HS, S/N R1722545 MADE A LANDING AT THE GREATER MORRIS COUNTY AIRPORT (K8F5) ON RUNWAY 35, LOCATED SOUTH OF NAPLES, TX. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT, TWO DEER CAME RUNNING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FIRST DEER MADE IT ACROSS, BUT THE SECOND DEER RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THE PROPELLER CUT THE DEER IN HALF. THE AIRCRAFT HAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER COWLING AND THE PROPELLER APPEARS LOOSE AT THE ATTACH POINT (HUB). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MOUNT PLEASANT, TX AIRPORT (KOSA) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 AT 1230 CDT.