# Incident 20220222002449I: Cessna 172M, Ocean Isle Beac, NC, February 22, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2022, 19:50 local time
- Place: Ocean Isle Beac, NC
- Airport: Odell Williamson Municipial Ai
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9022° N, 78.4367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9022&lon=-78.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9997V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9997V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220222002449I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/22/2022 APPROXIMATELY AT 6:45 PM, WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 24 AT 60J, A DEER RAN INTO THE CENTER-LINE RUNWAY PATH OF N9997V AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE DEER, I WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE PLANE TO WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED AT 60J. THE PLANE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PILOT SIDE LOWER COWLING AND DEER CARCASS WAS ALL OVER THE NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N9997V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910402032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402032199I), Apr 2, 1991: Cessna 172M (N9997V), Anderson, SC. Pilot hit a runway light while making a turn on runway.

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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