What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 1, 2002, at 0515 central standard time, a Cessna 551, N502CL, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when it struck a deer during takeoff from runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt), at the Lake In The Hills Airport, lake in the Hills, Illinois. The positioning flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and the intended destination was the sky harbor international airport, phoenix, Arizona. (-23) during take off roll, pilots saw deer crossing the runway at approximately 80 KTS (before V1/VR). PIC attempted to stop the aircraft by applying max braking, deployed speed brakes, and used full thrust reversers to avoid the impact with the deer. All deer except one were missed which impacted the left inboard wing root. The fuel tank was pierced, external skin damage, and the left inboard wing spar was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 1, 2002, AT 0515 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 551, N502CL, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26 (3,058 FEET BY 50 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS. THE POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. (-23) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, PILOTS SAW DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KTS (BEFORE V1/VR). PIC ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING MAX BRAKING, DEPLOYED SPEED BRAKES, AND USED FULL THRUST REVERSERS TO AVOID THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER. ALL DEER EXCEPT ONE WERE MISSED WHICH IMPACTED THE LEFT INBOARD WING ROOT. THE FUEL TANK WAS PIERCED, EXTERNAL SKIN DAMAGE, AND THE LEFT INBOARD WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.