Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Eufaula, AL — 2012-02-14

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Date
2012-02-14
Location
Eufaula, AL, USA
Airport
EUF
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N6194V
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

An inadvertent collision with a deer during a night landing.

NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, during a night landing at a non-tower-controlled airport, the student pilot flared the airplane. They both then felt and heard a loud jolt and thought the student pilot had made a hard landing. The student pilot completed the landing roll, turned the airplane around, and began to back taxi. During the back taxi, both pilots saw remnants of a deer in the middle of the runway. The student pilot was then directed to taxi off the runway and shut down the engine. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the main landing gear, engine compartment firewall, lower fuselage, nose cowling and propeller. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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