# Accident 20150622008699A: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Grosse Ile, MI, June 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2015, 16:45 local time
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0964° N, 83.1600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0964&lon=-83.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640BA-2016-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150622008699A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AT VR 130 KNOTS AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER WITH LEADING EDGE OF  RIGHT WING FORWARD OF AILERON. CREW REPORTED SLIGHT BUMP JUST BEFORE ROTATION BUT DID NOT KNOW CAUSE.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY PILOT STATED HE HAD TO HOLD THE YOKE AT MAXIMUM LEFT TURN AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE 160 KNOTS TO KEEP THE RIGHT WING UP.  THEY PROCEDED OUT ACROSS LAKE ERIE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN 38 MILE ARC AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT TOLEDO AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 25 WITHOUT INCIDENT

## 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 GAA15CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA163), Jun 22, 2015: Gates Learjet 35A (N640BA), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with a deer on the unfenced runway during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident is the airport's failure to establish a continuous fence between the runway and 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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