# Accident 20230304001869A: Cessna 172H, Kinston, NC, March 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2023, 20:07 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Kinston Regional Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2527L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2527L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230304001869A

## Narrative

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

3/8/2023- JDY- I WAS ASSIGNED AN INCIDENT REGARDING A WILDLIFE STRIKE WHICH OCCURRED ON 3/4/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 BY MY FLM. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN THE INCIDENT EMAIL: LOCATION- KISO. AIRCRAFT ID: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CE-172. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER DURING LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE PROP AND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.

3/13/2023- JDY- I SPOKE WITH THE PILOT ON 3/8/2023 TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE DEER STRIKE. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL EMAIL NOTICE REGARDING DAMAGE AND THE PILOTS DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE WAS THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DAMAGED, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED.

FINAL NOTE- ALL "NO'S" WERE SELECTED IN BLOCK 43- PILOT STRUCK A DEER. DEER STRIKE WAS UNAVOIDABLE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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