# NTSB MIA99LA036: Cessna 172C, N1377Y, Tallahassee, FL, November 26, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 26, 1998, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Tallahassee, FL - Coordinates: 30.450559, -84.279266 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4506&lon=-84.2793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 16, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45380 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45380/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA036 ## Probable cause an on ground collision with a horse. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - object - animal(s) (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot was landing at a private airstrip when a herd of horses crossed the runway. The pilot attempted to takeoff again, but struck and killed one of the horses, causing the airplane to nose over. He said when he was on the ground, after landing and still rolling , he saw the movement of the horses off to his right, about 100 feet away from the airplane, on the landing field side of the fence and moving along the fence line in a slow gallop. He elected to go around and get out of the field. As he applied full power the horses tracked across the field in the path of the airplane. Three to four horses ran across the field and the last horse to cross the path of the airplane closed with the aircraft and did not run away, but in a straight line which put it directly in front of the aircraft. At or near ground effect speed the airplane struck the horse in a broadside impact, with a nose up attitude resulting in the instantaneous death of the horse, the loss of power, propeller, and nose gear. The airplane dragged the horse for several yards, and then nosed forward and flipped over. ## Factual narrative On November 26, 1998, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172C, N1377Y, registered to a private individual, collided with a horse during an attempted go-around after landing at a private airport, near Tallahassee, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot and one passenger reported no injuries, the horse was killed. The flight originated at 1610, from Tallahassee Commercial Airport, Florida. The pilot was landing at a private airstrip when a herd of horses crossed the runway. The pilot attempted to takeoff again, but struck and killed one of the horses, causing the airplane to nose over. According to the pilot's statement, he was on the ground after landing and still rolling. He said, "...I saw the movement of the horses off my right...about 100 feet away from the aircraft. The animals were seen on the landing field side of the fence and moving along the fence line in a slow gallop...I elected to go around and get out of the field. I applied full power and was near flying speed when the horses then tracked across the field in the path of the plane...3 to 4 horses were then running across the field and the last animal to cross the path of the plane then closed with the aircraft and was not running away, but in a straight line which put it directly in front of the aircraft. At or near ground effect speed I struck the horse in a broadside impact, with nose up attitude resulting in the instantaneous death of the horse, the loss of power, propeller, and nose gear...dragged the horse...for several yards and then the aircraft nosed forward and flipped over." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1377Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1377Y-2009-12-15), registration cancelled 2009-12-15, S/N 17249077, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172C - Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17249077 - Airframe hours: 2985 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Roy L. Talley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 9, 1998, 29 hours before - Departed: 68J, TALLAHASSEE, FL - Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 5, 2,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 744 total, 734 in this make and model, 653 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TLH, 10 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 19981126032479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981126032479A), Nov 26, 1998: Cessna 172C, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed acft on private strip when a herd of horses crossed rwy. (.19)on November 26, 1998, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172C, N1377Y,… From the NTSB's public API. 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