# Accident 20010614019039A: Smith AEROSTAR 600, Wonewoc, WI, June 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wonewoc, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6493° N, 90.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6493&lon=-90.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7484S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484S-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614019039A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 14, 2001, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SMITH AEROSTAR 600 , N7484S, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 (2,740 FEET BY 90 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT THE THREE CASTLES AIRPARK (4D1), WONEWOC, WISCONSIN, WHEN IT STRUCK A DEER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, AT 1315, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO WONEWOC, WISCONSIN. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE 4D1. THE NOSE GEAR TRUNION WAS BENT REARWARD. THE AFT BULKHEAD OF THE FORWARD WHEEL WELL WAS BENT INWARD. THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AND RIGHT FORWARD CABIN WALL NEAR THE PILOT'S RUDDER PEDALS WERE BENT INWARD. THE CABIN FLOOR BENEATH THE CONTROL PEDESTAL WAS BENT UPWARD. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINES, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.                                   (-23) ON JUNE 14, 2001 AT 1300 CDT A SMITH AEROSTAR 600, N7484S, REGISTERED TO AUTOMOTIVE AIRCRAFT CONSULTANTS INC AND OPERATED BY RICHARD J. BRAUN COLLIDED WITH A DEER WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, A GRASS STRIP AT THREE CASTLES AIRPARK, WONEWOC, WISCONSIN. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND THE ADJACENT AREA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENOSHA, WISCONSIN ON JUNE 14, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT.

## 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 CHI01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA174), Jun 14, 2001: Smith Aerostar 600 (N7484S), Wonewoc, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deer on the runway as the airplane was landing.

## Other reports on N7484S (2)

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

- [Accident 19760817026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817026169A), Aug 17, 1976: Piper 600SMITH (N7484S), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. PIC inadvertently retracted gear during pre-taxi check.
- [Accident 19740105000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105000139A), Jan 5, 1974: Piper 600SMITH (N7484S), Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd,3 green dn and lockd lts. Gr retractn test-no malfunction.

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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