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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 195B · Winchester, VA · January 19, 2014

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Date
January 19, 2014 · 12:14 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Winchester Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1960C
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA097
Reported as
Cessna 195B
Reported engine
JACOBS R755B series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1960CRegistered now · Cessna 195BS/N 7919 · Built 1952Airframe modelCessna 195BEngine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported that following an uneventful downwind, base and final approach, he landed the aircraft runway 14. Both main landing gear wheels were in contact with the runway; however, the tail wheel had not yet made contact. Three deer entered the runway from the left and stopped in his path. The pilot applied right rudder to avoid the animals, taking the aircraft off the runway, striking a runway light and sign, then into the field where it came to rest.

Upon exiting the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed due to structural failure and was torn from the aircraft. There was damage to sheet metal around the landing gear area. The propeller had scoring on the leading edge and the spinner was dented. Engine exhaust system components were damaged upon contact with the ground. The left wing was damaged and was resting on the ground supporting the aircraft. It was bent at an approximate 30 degree angle beginning about 6? From wing tip.

No evidence of animal remains found on aircraft or in vicinity of accident on the airfield.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL APPROACH, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT RUNWAY 14. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, THE TAIL WHEEL HAD NOT YET MADE CONTACT. THREE DEER ENTERED THE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT AND STOPPED IN HIS PATH. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID THE ANIMALS, TAKING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SIGN, THEN INTO THE FIELD WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO SHEET METAL AROUND THE LANDING GEAR AREA. THE PROPELLER HAD SCORING ON THE LEADING EDGE AND THE SPINNER WAS DENTED. ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND SUPPORTING THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS BENT AT AN APPROXIMATE 30 DEGREE ANGLE BEGINNING ABOUT 6? FROM WING TIP.

NO EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL REMAINS FOUND ON AIRCRAFT OR IN VICINITY OF ACCIDENT ON THE AIRFIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWinchester, VAThe pilot's attempt to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in loss of aircraft control, a runway excursion, and collision with a runway sign.Jan 19, 2014 · Substantial damage