# Accident 20020407017699A: Beech 23, Louisa, VA, April 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2002, 21:30 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0067° N, 77.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0067&lon=-77.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2375Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2375Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020407017699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING, A DEER WAS SPOTTED ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT, DANIEL GARRIQUES, ELECTED TO GO AROUND. AFTER POWER WAS APPLIED, THE DEER IMPACTED THE LEFT FLAP AND STABILIZER. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, PITCH CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED BY TRIM AS THE YOKE DID NOT CONTROL THE STABILATOR. THE PILOT NOTIFIED RICHMOND APPROACH OF THE INCIDENT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RICHMOND APPROACH DISPATCHED RESCUE, AND THE DEER WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STABILATOR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT LOUISA COUNTY AIRPORT (LKU). THE IMPACT OF THE DEER CAUSED THE LEFT UPPER ATTACH POINT OF THE TAIL CONE TO BE MOVED AFT. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AREA TO BE COMPRESSED INWARD. THE RIGHT STABILATOR HINGE FITTING IS BUCKLED INWARD.

## 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 NYC02LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA081), Apr 8, 2002: Beech BE-23 (N2375Z), Louisa, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inadvertent collision with a deer while landing at night. A factor in the accident was the night condition.

## Other reports on N2375Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19970907025599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907025599I), Sep 7, 1997: Beech 23BEECH (N2375Z), Cuckoo, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 7, 1997, a be 23, N2375Z, landed at a private 1400' runway at mineral, Virginia. The aircraft touched down at a high speed and became…

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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