19971217043189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Steubenville, OH · December 17, 1997

Date: December 17, 1997 · 19:30 local
Place: Steubenville, OH
Airport: Jefferson County Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N28122
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD98LA017
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Reported engine: Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 555 total33 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N28122Registration cancelled Oct 14, 1998 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 7830893 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A

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What happened

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

Struck deer during takeoff. Became airborne but would not respond to input struck trees damaged right wing. (.4)the private pilot and the certificated flight instructor (CFI) taxied to the runway, where the private pilot applied power and started the take off roll. The pilots reported feeling a jolt just after rotation, and the airplane veered to the right. The CFI immediately took control of the airplane and began to maneuver the airplane around obstructions. The CFI reported that the airplane responded sluggishly to his inputs, and it would not climb or accelerate. The CFI stated that he lowered the nose of the airplane to prevent a stall, and shortly thereafter, the airplane collided with trees. A deer carcass along with parts from the airplane's right wing were located less than a third of the way from the approach end of the runway. (-23) see ptrs comment text attached.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK DEER DURING TAKEOFF. BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INPUT STRUCK TREES DAMAGED RIGHT WING. (.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE PRIVATE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND STARTED THE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE PILOTS REPORTED FEELING A JOLT JUST AFTER ROTATION, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND BEGAN TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE AROUND OBSTRUCTIONS. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY TO HIS INPUTS, AND IT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE. THE CFI STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT A STALL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. A DEER CARCASS ALONG WITH PARTS FROM THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WERE LOCATED LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE WAY FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) SEE PTRS COMMENT TEXT ATTACHED.

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 IAD98LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteubenville, OHCollision with deer on runway during initial takeoff and climb.Dec 18, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N28122 · 1

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

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