# NTSB MIA98LA126: Cessna 172I, N35594, Mallards Ldg, GA, April 7, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 6, 1998, 23:45 local (Apr 7, 1998, 03:45 UTC) - Place: Mallards Ldg, GA - Coordinates: 33.339248, -84.099845 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3392&lon=-84.0998&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 8, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38492 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38492/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA126 ## Probable cause A deer on the runway which led to the pilot's evasive manuever to avoid the deer. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - object - animal(s) (cause) - evasive maneuver - performed, pilot in command - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - berm ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35594-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 17256856, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172I - Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17256856 - Airframe hours: 3503 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980406005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980406005919A), Apr 6, 1998: Cessna 172I, Locust Grove, GA, Substantial damage. (.4)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… ## Other investigations on N35594 (1) 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. - [NTSB ATL83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA108), Feb 18, 1983: Cessna 172 (N35594), Marietta, GA, substantial damage 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.