# Accident 20030819021769A: Beech 1900D, Muskegon, MI, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 23:15 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: S2YA
- Location: 43.1694° N, 86.2381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1694&lon=-86.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SK-2007-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,523 total, 3,061 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 06 A DEER ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE RUNWAY WAS STRUCK BY THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE PROPELLER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE, PROPELLER AND ENGINE COMPONENTS. NEITHER FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.

## 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 CHI03LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA276), Aug 20, 2003: Beech 1900D (N79SK), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane colliding with a deer during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N79SK (1)

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

- [Incident 19961018040419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018040419I), Oct 18, 1996: Beech 1900D (N79SK), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: captain inside windshield panel shattered at level flight. The pilot indicated that moisture between panel caused the windshield to shatter. The…

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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