# Accident 19910204001699A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Columbia, CA, February 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1092° N, 120.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1092&lon=-120.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5813M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 122 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910204001699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TWO DEER ON RUNWAY DURING INITIAL LANDING ROLL. IMPACT TORE OUT NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY DAMAGING NOSE BULKHEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA091), Feb 5, 1991: Cessna 340 (N5813M), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNAVOIDABLE COLLISION WITH ANIMALS (DEER) ON LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT THAT CANNOT PRECLUDE DEER FROM GAINING ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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