# Accident 20121117025449A: Cessna 550, Greenwood, SC, November 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2012, 11:45 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2486° N, 82.1592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2486&lon=-82.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6763L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6763L-2016-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121117025449A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN A DEER RAN ON TO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT MID WAY ON THE LEFT WING. THE IMPACT CAUSED LEFT WING FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE RESULTING FIRE. THE TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS EVACUTED WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ERA13LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA061), Nov 17, 2012: Cessna 550 (N6763L), Greenwood, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a compromised fuel tank and a postimpact fire.

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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