What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1845 CST on March 3, 2022, N99104 (callsign CBN9104), a Cessna CE-172, was conducting a flight training lesson. The aircraft struck a deer while executing a landing on runway 36 at Pickneyville/duquoin airport (pjy). The deer approached the aircraft from the left side while the aircraft was rolling out from its landing. The pilot was unable to maneuver to avoid hitting the deer. The deer impacted the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer resulting in substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 CST ON MARCH 3, 2022, N99104 (CALLSIGN CBN9104), A CESSNA CE-172, WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT TRAINING LESSON. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT PICKNEYVILLE/DUQUOIN AIRPORT (PJY). THE DEER APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SIDE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT FROM ITS LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER. THE DEER IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.