What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 29, 2025, at approximately 11:02 eastern time a Cessna 172, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident at Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (N35). The c.f.r. part 91 flight was conducted by the privacy data omitted, with a private pilot rating. During a normal landing on runway 06 a deer coming from left to right ran into the aircraft shortly after touchdown, during aircraft rollout. The deer’s initial contact with the aircraft was to the left-wing strut then proceeded to hit the side of the fuselage and door. The pilot was able to keep enough control of the aircraft as to stay on the runway. Impact to the lift strut caused the wing to pull down resulting in damage to the wing, lift strut, fuselage, wing to fuselage attachment and lift strut to wing/fuselage attachment. privacy data omitted Was the only one on board and reported no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:02 EASTERN TIME A CESSNA 172, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (N35). THE C.F.R. PART 91 FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH A PRIVATE PILOT RATING. DURING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 A DEER COMING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT RAN INTO THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING AIRCRAFT ROLLOUT. THE DEER’S INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE LEFT-WING STRUT THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND DOOR. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP ENOUGH CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY. IMPACT TO THE LIFT STRUT CAUSED THE WING TO PULL DOWN RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WING, LIFT STRUT, FUSELAGE, WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT AND LIFT STRUT TO WING/FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND REPORTED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.