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FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Bay City, MI · April 22, 2021

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Date
April 22, 2021 · 21:10 local
Place
Bay City, MI
Airport
James Clements Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N215CC
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
738 total248 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N215CCRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2025 · Cessna R182S/N R18201690 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 22, 2021, at approximately 21:10 local time a Cessna R182, N215CC, privacy data omitted operated by a private pilot, received minor damage during landing rollout on runway 18 at Bay City, James Clements (3CM) when the aircraft struck the second of two deer running across the runway from left to right. The flight originated from allegan, padgham field (35D) at approximately 19:50 local time under day visual meteorological conditions, and upon landing at 3CM the conditions were still visual meteorological. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of regulations (CFR) part 91 and the pilot was in contact with great lakes approach the entire trip. The pilot and passenger, who is also a private pilot, were uninjured when the aircraft impacted the deer approximately 900FT from the threshold and were then able to successfully taxi the aircraft to parking. Initial inspection indicates that one propeller blade is loose in the hub and the left lower engine cowling is crushed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 22, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 21:10 LOCAL TIME A CESSNA R182, N215CC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 18 AT BAY CITY, JAMES CLEMENTS (3CM) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SECOND OF TWO DEER RUNNING ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALLEGAN, PADGHAM FIELD (35D) AT APPROXIMATELY 19:50 LOCAL TIME UNDER DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND UPON LANDING AT 3CM THE CONDITIONS WERE STILL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AND THE PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH GREAT LAKES APPROACH THE ENTIRE TRIP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER, WHO IS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, WERE UNINJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DEER APPROXIMATELY 900FT FROM THE THRESHOLD AND WERE THEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING. INITIAL INSPECTION INDICATES THAT ONE PROPELLER BLADE IS LOOSE IN THE HUB AND THE LEFT LOWER ENGINE COWLING IS CRUSHED.