# Accident 19971029031079A: Lear 35A, Sheboygan, WI, October 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Airport: Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WTWA
- Location: 43.7199° N, 87.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7199&lon=-87.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029031079A

## Narrative

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

DURING LIFTOFF STRUCK A DEER. CONTIUED TO MKE AND LANDED SANS INCIDENT. (-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 1997, AT 1200 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A LEAR 35A, N62MB, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED FLIGHT CREW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A DEER DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWA  Y 03 AT THE SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, SHEBOYGAN, WI.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MILWAUKEE, WI. BECAUSE IT HAS LONGER AND WIDER RUNWAYS.  THE CREW OF N62MB PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS NEEDED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA026), Oct 29, 1997: Learjet 35A (N62MB), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the takeoff phase. A factor in this accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence to prevent deer from getting onto the runway.

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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