# Accident 20020627014359A: Beech C90, Roseau, MN, June 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2002, 04:36 local time
- Place: Roseau, MN
- Airport: Roseau Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CTUA
- Location: 48.8394° N, 95.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8394&lon=-95.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911ND (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627014359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WHILE LANDING AT ROSEAU, MINNESOTA. UPON THE DEER STRIKE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 0436 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE90, N911ND, OPERATED BY WEATHER MODIFICATION, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED ABOUT 150 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER IT HIT A DEER DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 34 (4,400 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT), ROSEAU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ROX), ROSEAU, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT, COPILOT, AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT DEPARTED HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAR), FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 0350, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ROX TO TRANSPORT A MEDICAL PATIENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI02LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA173), Jun 27, 2002: Beech BE90 (N911ND), Roseau, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer during the landing roll.

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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