# Accident 20201003019999A: Cessna 172N, Hinkley, MN, October 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2020, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hinkley, MN
- Airport: Field Of Dreams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0229° N, 92.8952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0229&lon=-92.8952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4972G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201003019999A

## Narrative

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

2020-10-03, N4972, CESSNA 172 WAS OUT PRACTICING LANDINGS ON NUMEROUS AIRFIELDS. THERE WERE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD; THE PIC'S FORMER CFI WAS WITH HIM, SHOWING HIM DIFFERENT AIRFIELDS IN THE AREA. A HALF HOUR PRIOR TO SUNSET, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A MIDFIELD DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 24 AT (04W), FIELD OF DREAMS AIRPORT. THIS RUNWAY IS 2750 X 75 CUTOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS AND HAS SURROUNDING FOREST.

THERE IS A STANDING NOTAM FOR A 55 FOOT OBSTACLE ON THE APPROACH END OF RWY 24, REQUIRING A STEEPER THAN NORMAL APPROACH. THIS WAS A FOCAL POINT FOR LANDING AT THIS AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ON ROLLOUT, EIGHT DEER WERE FORWARD AND OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING THE DEER ALL STARTED RUNNING ACROSS THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF AND AT THE AIRCRAFT. TWO DEER SMASHED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE PROP AND THE WING STRUT. THE DEER BOUNCED UP AGAINST THE WINDOWS AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STRAIGHT AHEAD STOP. ONE DEER LAID DEAD THE OTHER WOUNDED ONE RAN OFF. PROP STRIKES HAD TAKEN PLACE ON BONE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWL WAS SMASHED, THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE NEAR THE LOWER STRUT WAS SMASHED. THE WING STRUT ITSELF APPEARED STRAIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO RUN, SO THE PILOTS TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND PUT IT IN A BORROWED HANGAR. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH FSDO AW ON A MAINTENANCE PLAN OF ACTION.

## 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 CEN21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA003), Oct 3, 2020: Cessna 172 (N4972G), Hinckley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with deer while landing.

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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