Location: Pinckneyville, Illinois
Accident Number: CEN22LA136
Date and Time: March 3, 2022, 18:45 Local
Registration: N99104
Aircraft: Cessna 172P
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Analysis
The flight instructor and student pilot were completing stop-and-go landings at night at an uncontrolled airport. During the second landing, a deer collided with the left rear fuselage and the empennage, then the airplane yawed left. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and taxied off the runway without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
Findings
Environmental issues Animal(s)/bird(s) - Effect on equipment
Environmental issues Animal(s)/bird(s) - Contributed to outcome
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing-landing roll Wildlife encounter (non-bird) (Defining event)
Flight instructor Information
Certificate: Commercial; Flight instructor
Age: 23, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane single-engine; Instrument airplane
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 1 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: July 31, 2020
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: December 17, 2020
Flight Time: 725 hours (Total, all aircraft), 74 hours (Total, this make and model), 560 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 66 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 39 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 0.9 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Student pilot Information
Certificate: Student
Age: 20,Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 2 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: July 13, 2021
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 31 hours (Total, all aircraft), 22 hours (Total, this make and model), 2.2 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 3.5 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 3 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 0 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N99104
Model/Series: 172P
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1985
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal; Utility
Serial Number: 17276403
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: November 22, 2021 100 hour
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2400 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 15208.5 Hrs as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: Installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: O-320
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 150 Horsepower
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: KMDH,416 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 13 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 18:52 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 156°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 9 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction: 40°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 30.29 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 8°C / 1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Pinckneyville, IL
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Pinckneyville, IL
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace: Class E
Airport Information
Airport: PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN PJY
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 400 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 36
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 3999 ft / 60 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Stop and go; Traffic pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 37.975803,-89.360492(est)
