- Date
- April 6, 1998, 23:45 local (Apr 7, 1998, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mallards Ldg, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N35594Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980406005919A
- Case key
- 38492
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Probable cause
A deer on the runway which led to the pilot's evasive manuever to avoid the deer.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on the takeoff roll and had started the rotation for takeoff when he observed a deer crossing from right to left. He applied left rudder and aileron in order to avoid a collision. The main gear collided with a dirt mound (berm) and the airplane nosed over inverted off the side of the runway.
Factual narrative
On April 6, 1998, about 2345 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172I, N35594, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on takeoff from Mallards Landing Airport, Mallards Landing, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot reported minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated he was on takeoff from runway 06, and had just rotated when he observed a deer moving from right to left in front of the airplane. He used a little bit of left rudder and aileron in an attempt to miss the deer. The main landing gear collided with something, and the airplane nosed over inverted off the side of the runway.
Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with a dirt mound in a construction area while trying to avoid a deer at rotation on the takeoff roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35594
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256856
- Airframe hours
- 3,503
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alexander K. Hyatt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1997 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- GA04
- Destination
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Airport
- GA04 · Mallards Landing Airport, runway 6, 2,800 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 711 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FFC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N35594 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.