# NTSB CHI04LA051: Cessna 177RG, N7575V, Waterloo, IA, December 26, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 26, 2003, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Waterloo, IA - Coordinates: 42.55722, -92.400276 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5572&lon=-92.4003&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Des Moines FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58586 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04LA051 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58586/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA051 ## Probable cause The impact with a deer during landing roll. A contributing factor was the night lighting conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - animal(s) (cause) - light condition - dusk (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing roll when it impacted a deer. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On December 26, 2003, at 1715 central standard time, a Cessna 177RG, N7575V, owned and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage impacting a deer during landing roll on runway 18 (6,002 feet by 150 feet, grooved asphalt) at Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO), Waterloo, Iowa. Night visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The private pilot and airline transport pilot rated passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from ALO at 1500, flew to Mason City Municipal Airport, Mason City, Iowa, and flew to Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD), Fort Dodge, Iowa, and then returned to ALO. The purpose of flight was to practice with the airplane's newly installed global positioning system (GPS) receiver. After departing FOD, the pilot returned to ALO where he performed a GPS approach to runway 18. During landing roll out, just beyond the intersection of runways 18 and 12, a deer, seen by the right seat pilot, impacted an area near the right horizontal stabilizer. The airplane was then taxied back to the hangar. According to an airframe and power plant mechanic, the tail area sustained damage. This consisted of damaged attachment fittings found in the tail section. The aft section of the lower and upper fuselage skin was damaged. Brackets in the tail cone "stinger" area were also damaged. Astronomical data for the day of the accident states that sunset was at 1643 and end of civil twilight was at 1715. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7575V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7575V), registered now, S/N 177RG0866, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 177RG - Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 177RG0866 - Airframe hours: 2104.4 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-AIB6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Noel A Robitaille - Registered owner: Noel A. Robitaille - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 3, 2003, 14.3 hours before - Departed: ALO, Waterloo, IA - Destination: ALO, Waterloo, IA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ALO, Waterloo Muni, runway 18, 6,002 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 7, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,386 total, 1,059 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review March 1, 2003; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 130° at 15 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: ALO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20031226035839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226035839I), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 177RG, Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N7575V, a CE-177RG, serial number 177RG0866, struck a deer at approximately 1715 local time during rollout after landing on runway 18 at the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.