# NTSB GAA18CA150: Cessna 172, N103KS, Kent, OH, March 7, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 6, 2018, 19:45 local (Mar 7, 2018, 00:45 UTC) - Place: Kent, OH - Coordinates: 41.147499, -81.415832 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1475&lon=-81.4158&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 14, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96832 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96832/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96832 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA150 ## Probable cause A deer collided with aircraft during landing at night. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during a night landing, he saw "a streak of motion" in his peripheral vision, followed by an impact with the empennage. He regained directional control and taxied clear of the runway. Postaccident examination revealed that a deer struck the horizontal stabilizer, which sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, during a night landing, he saw "a streak of motion" in his peripheral vision, followed by an impact to the empennage. He regained directional control and taxied clear of the runway. In a postaccident examination, it was revealed that a deer struck the horizontal stabilizer, which sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N103KS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103KS), registered now, S/N 172S10093, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S) - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S10093 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 4201.3 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Kent State University - Registered owner: Kent State University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 19, 2018 - Departed: CAK, AKRON, OH - Destination: 1G3, Kent, OH - Airport: 1G3, Kent State Univ, runway 01, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 22, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 193 total, 193 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 100° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.65 inHg - Observed at: KAKR, 7 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20180306001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180306001489A), Mar 6, 2018: Cessna 172S, Stow, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot was in landing phase at kent state airport, 1G3. On flare out on runway 01, a deer ran into the left side of aircraft. Pilot was able to maintain control… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 18, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96832. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40462022&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Pilot's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 471 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40462023&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 3, .PDF, 1 photo, 363 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40462024&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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