- Date
- November 23, 2000, 17:04 local (23:04 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8060RBeech BE-23-A24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001123018289A
- Case key
- 51045
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Probable cause
Deer on the runway, which forced the pilot to make an evasive maneuver forcing him to the side of the runway and striking the marker lights.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, during his landing roll on runway 35, two deer ran out in front of the airplane. He stated that while maneuvering to miss them, the horizontal stabilizer struck two runway lights damaging the stabilizer.
Factual narrative
On November 23, 2000, at 1704 central standard time, a Beech BE-23-A24R, N8060R, collided with two runway lights during landing on runway 35, at the Madison County Airport, in Jackson, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight had originated from Temple, Texas, exact time unknown.
According to the pilot, during his landing roll on runway 35, two deer ran out in front of the airplane. He stated that while maneuvering to miss them, the horizontal stabilizer struck two runway lights damaging the stabilizer. The pilot was mailed a Pilot/Operator report but had not completed it at the time of this report.
Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8060R
- Reported as
- Beech BE-23-A24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC-52
- Airframe hours
- 2,690
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard E. Macnealy
- Registered owner
- Summit Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1999
- Departed
- TPL · Temple, TX
- Destination
- MBO
- Airport
- MBO · Campbell Airport, runway 35, 4,444 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.