# Accident 20120101000889A: Mcadam W E CHRISTEN EAGLE II, Eureka, CA, January 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8033° N, 124.1128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8033&lon=-124.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45WM-2017-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcadam W E CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658HV, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcadam-w-e-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCADAM W E CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 457 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120101000889A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING THE PILOT VEERED TO THE LEFT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN TO AVOID A DEER ON THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VASI LIGHT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VASI LIGHT AND AIRCRAFT'S LOWER LEFT WING.  PILOT RECOVERED AND COMPLETED HIS LANDING.

## 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 WPR12CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA073), Jan 2, 2012: Mcadam W E Christen Eagle II (N45WM), Eureka, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a deer while landing.

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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