# Accident 19980128000679A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Wagoner, OK, January 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Wagoner, OK
- Airport: Wagoner Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9995° N, 95.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9995&lon=-95.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520KB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980128000679A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 27, 2100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 340 MULTIENGINE AIRPLANE, N340CK, STRUCK SEVERAL DEER DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE WAGONER AIRSTRIP, WAGONER, OKLAHOMA, THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AND FLOWN BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERICAL PILOT, A PILOT RATED PASSENGER, AND THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NIGHT VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, AT 2000. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, CONDUCTED BY A INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT A FLIGHT RECEIVED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH TULSA APPROACH CONTROL FROM EL RENO TO WAGONER. THE PILOT CANCELLED THE FLIGHT FOLLOWING WHEN HE HAD THE DESINATION AIRPORT IN SITE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED TO THE SOUTH AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE DEER ENTERED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING (TIP) FUEL TANK, THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE, THE PROPELLER, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE DEER. THE RIGHT PROPELLER SEPERATED FROM THE ENGINE, THE RIGHT M                                                                            AIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE RELEASING THEIR SEAT BELTS TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED AT THE RIGHT WING (TIP) FUEL TANK. ALL THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED, AND THE FIRE PERSONNEL RESPONDED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 CDT, JANUARY 27, 1998, AIRCRAFT CE340, N340CK, LANDED AT WAGONER AIRSTRIP (H68). DURING LANDING TWO DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT (WEST TO EAST). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BOTH DEER. THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK ONE DEER THAT FELL IN THE PATH OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT PROPELLER BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT WING TIP FUEL TANK STRUCK ANOTHER DEER AND WAS RUPTURED. LEAKING FUEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT, CO-PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT TIP TANK WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BY IMPACT. THIS FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR THE OWNER, MR. GOOD.

## 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 FTW98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA108), Jan 28, 1998: Cessna 340 (N340CK), Wagoner, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the entrance of deer onto the runway, which resulted in an unavoidable impact. Darkness was a related factor.

## Other reports on N340CK (1)

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

- [Incident 19970814025309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814025309I), Aug 14, 1997: Cessna 340CESSNA (N340CK), El Dorado, KS, Minor damage. Right engine vibration. Lost oil pressure. Smoke. Diverted. Aft left cylinder blew off. No fire.

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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