# Accident 20020401010199A: Cessna 551, Lake In The Hil, IL, April 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2002, 05:15 local time
- Place: Lake In The Hil, IL
- Airport: Lake In The Hills Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NTFA
- Location: 42.1803° N, 88.3398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1803&lon=-88.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502CL-2010-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 551 (registry code 2076605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020401010199A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA115), Apr 1, 2002: Cessna 551 (N502CL), Lake in Hills, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deer on the runway.

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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