Cessna 172M N30380

Summary

On 1 May 2012 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N30380, operated by Fly Kalamazoo LLC, was involved in an accident near Three Rivers, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 May 2012 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Three Rivers, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Three Rivers Municipal Airport (KHAI)

Coordinates

41.9597, -85.5931

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N30380

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fly Kalamazoo LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalamazoo → Three Rivers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA270

Nobody was injured.

Collision with a deer during the takeoff roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.