# Accident 20211120019699A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Marshall, MI, November 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2021, 10:24 local time
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Airport: Brooks Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2512° N, 84.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2512&lon=-84.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22WU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22WU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211120019699A

## Narrative

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

DURING A STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL ASEL ADD ON RATING, N22WU, A CIRRUS MODEL SR-20 AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION ON RUNWAY 28.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT BACK TO BATTLE CREEK, MI (BTL) AND AFTER A COUPLE OF PASSES IN FRONT OF THE BATTLE CREEK CONTROL TOWER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK AT BATTLE CREEK.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTING OF DAMAGE TO THE AFT SPAR, WING RIB AND RIGHT HAND FLAP IN ADDITION TO LEADING EDGE IMPACT DAMAGE.  DAMAGE WAS DUE TO THE ANIMAL STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR AREA INSIDE THE COCKPIT AREA.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANTS IN THE 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 CEN22LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA052), Nov 20, 2021: Cirrus Design SR20 (N22WU), Marshall, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer during takeoff.

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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