# Accident 20210824013029A: Cessna 152, Stow, OH, August 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2021, 22:46 local time
- Place: Stow, OH
- Airport: Kent State Univ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JU8S
- Location: 41.1556° N, 81.4142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1556&lon=-81.4142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 37 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210824013029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N95455 WAS RETURNING TO 1G3 AFTER A NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT TO BVI (BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT). JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 19, A DEER WAS SEEN CROSSING THE RUNWAY.  MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND TECHNIQUES WERE MADE TO AVOID STRIKING THE DEER.  BUT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DEER WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  NO INJURIES WE'RE REPORTED TO EITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE LANDING GEAR.  THE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURAL METAL IN THE AREA AROUND THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS.

## 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 CEN21LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA413), Aug 24, 2021: Cessna 152 (N95445), Stow, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a deer during a night landing.

## Other reports on N95445 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100420032669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100420032669I), Apr 20, 2010: Cessna 152 (N95445), Cleveland, OH, No damage. Student pilot on first solo cross country from 1G3 to kmfd attempted to contact Cleveland approach control several times for flight following. Once Cleveland…
- [Accident 19900218002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002429A), Feb 18, 1990: Cessna 152 (N95445), Pewee Valley, KY, Substantial damage. Low fuel. Diverted, bounced landing on a sod strip and downwind.
- [Incident 19840920074129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920074129I), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 152 (N95445), Stow, OH, Minor damage. Touched down prior to runway. Struck threshold light.

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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