# Incident 20031101026989I: Cessna 560CESSNA, Latrobe, PA, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 21:40 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZESA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400LX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400LX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC41-550FG (registry code 2073320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560CESSNA
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101026989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (SBN) WITH FIVE PASSENGERS AND FLEW TO ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBE). AT 2120 EST THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 23 ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND CONTINUED THE ROLLOUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD A LIGHT THUMP WAS FELT. THE AIRCRAFT ACTED NORMALLY DURING THE CONTINUED ROLLOUT AND TAXI TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY MOVED INTO A HANGAR WHERE A DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WAS NOTED. THE LBE TOWER WAS ALERTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY, A DEER CARCASS WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT ONE THIRD DOWN RUNWAY 23. THE FLIGHT CREW NEVER SAW THE DEER DURING THE LANDING. INTERVIEWED LJ ASSOCIATES CHIEF INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE EXTENT OF WING DAMAGE. DAMAGE CONTAINED TO LEFT WING, STATION 179, APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT INBOARD OF LEADING EDGE. CESSNA ENGINEERING IN PROCESS OF ANALYZING DAMAGE AND DEVELOPING A REPAIR SCHEME. CHIEF INSPECTOR ESTIMATES 1 WEEK FROM REPAIR TO RETURN TO SERVICE AFTER REPAIR SCHEME HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED. THE ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF THE PILOTS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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