# Incident 19980129005589I: Cessna 500CESSNA, Marble Falls, TX, January 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1998, 19:05 local time
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bay Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5300° N, 98.3809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5300&lon=-98.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AX-1999-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 500 (registry code 2076602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500CESSNA
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980129005589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 29, 1998, AT 1905 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 500 AIRPLANE, N9AX SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK SEVERAL DEER DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE HORSESHOE BAY RESORT AIRPORT, HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE GEAR, FLAP, AIR BRAKE, AND LEFT WING DAMAGE. AN ANTLER WAS FOUND IMBEDDED IN THE LEFT WING AND PENETRATING INTO THE FUEL TANK. APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF FUEL DRAINED ONTO THE RUNWAY, TAXIWAY, AND RAMP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND POSSIBLY FERRIED TO DALLAS FOR REPAIR. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.

## 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 FTW98LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA114), Jan 30, 1998: Cessna 500 (N9AX), Horseshoe Bay, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the entrance of deer onto the runway, which resulted in an unavoidable impact. Darknes was a related factor.

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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