# Accident 20220303000249A: Cessna 172P, Pickneyville, IL, March 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2022, 18:45 local time
- Place: Pickneyville, IL
- Airport: Pinckneyville-Du Quoin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.9758° N, 89.3605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9758&lon=-89.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99104, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220303000249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA136), Mar 4, 2022: Cessna 172P (N99104), Pinckneyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.

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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