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FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Marshall, MI · April 2, 1996

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Date
April 2, 1996 · 21:30 local
Place
Marshall, MI
Airport
Brooks Field Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2586S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA124
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,895 total1,185 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days
N2586SRegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17252809Airframe modelCessna 172F

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot reported that as the airplane was taking off, a deer hit the left side of the empennage, causing a violent yaw to the left, but the airplane continued to fly. Passengers in the rear seat used a flashlight to inspect the damage. They discovered that the left horizontal stabilizer, elevator and empennage were damaged. The pilot was concerned about tail flutter and possible stalling of the airplane. He determined that he would maintain 100 knots and continue in the same direction to the nearest airport, where he could make a straight-in landing, and emergency services were available. An uneventful landing was made. (-23) left horizontal stabilizer was hit by a deer as N2586S was at the endof the runway during climb out. The aircraft was yawing to the left but was stable enough to continue the flight to pontiac, Michigan airport from Marshall, Michigan. The aircraft landed safely at pontiac. There were four (4) people on board. There was no fire and no injuries. There was substantial damage to the empennage.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF, A DEER HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE, CAUSING A VIOLENT YAW TO THE LEFT, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO FLY. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT USED A FLASHLIGHT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND EMPENNAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TAIL FLUTTER AND POSSIBLE STALLING OF THE AIRPLANE. HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD MAINTAIN 100 KNOTS AND CONTINUE IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, WHERE HE COULD MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN LANDING, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. (-23) LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS HIT BY A DEER AS N2586S WAS AT THE ENDOF THE RUNWAY DURING CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS YAWING TO THE LEFT BUT WAS STABLE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO PONTIAC, MICHIGAN AIRPORT FROM MARSHALL, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PONTIAC. THERE WERE FOUR (4) PEOPLE ON BOARD. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarshall, MIA deer that wandered onto the runway. Darkness was a related factor.Apr 3, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2586S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19920209004419ILevel Off Touchdown · Pontiac, MIPilot unable to lower right main gear. Elected to land with both gears in up position.Feb 9, 1992 · Reported as Cessna 210L · Minor damage