# Accident 20020208002429A: Beech C23, Point Pleasant, WV, February 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 81.8194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-81.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18325, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020208002429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AFTER COLLISION WITH DEER ON RUNWAY 25 DURING LANDING ROLL. WING SKIN PUSHED BACK AWAY FROM LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT AT RIB WHICH IS WHERE THE DEER CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE STARTS APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF FEET OUTBOARD OF FUEL FILLER CAP AND CONTINUES ALONG THE ENTIRE UPPER SURFACE OF THE WING, EXCLUDING THE OUTBOARD-MOST 2 FEET.

## 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 NYC02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA057), Feb 8, 2002: Beech BE-23 (N18325), Point Pleasant, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer while landing at dusk. A factor in the accident was the dusk light condition.

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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