ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145391
Last updated: 19 January 2021
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| Date: | 01-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Fly Kalamazoo Llc |
| Registration: | N30380 |
| C/n / msn: | 17264138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport - KHAI, Three Rivers, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kalamazoo, MI (KA20) |
| Three Rivers, MI (KHAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the second touch-and-go, as the airplane rotated for takeoff, it hit a deer. The CFI took control of the airplane, continued the takeoff, and established that there were no vibrations and that the airplane was controllable. The CFI elected to divert to a nearby airport where emergency services were available, if needed, and landed without further incident. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing strut and right gear mount were bent, and the right side of the fuselage was buckled.
Probable Cause: Collision with a deer during the takeoff roll.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120503X33353&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2012 10:12 | Geno | Added |
| 22-May-2012 19:07 | Geno | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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