# NTSB CEN10CA460: Cessna T210M, N701PS, Shell Lake, WI, July 29, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 28, 2010, 19:30 local (Jul 29, 2010, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Shell Lake, WI - Coordinates: 45.731388, -91.920555 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7314&lon=-91.9206&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Minneapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 76860 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA460 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76860/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76860 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA460 ## Probable cause The collision with the deer during landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis During the landing roll, at approximately 30 knots, the airplane impacted a deer that had suddenly emerged from a low-lying area located to the right of the runway. The right horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged during the collision with the deer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Factual narrative During landing roll, at approximately 30 knots, the airplane impacted a deer that suddenly emerged from a low-lying area located off the right side of the runway. The right horizontal stabilizer was damaged during the collision with the deer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N701PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701PS), registered now, S/N 21062339, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062339 - Airframe hours: 3183 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-520-R 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Lucky Us LLC - Registered owner: Lucky Us LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2010 - Departed: KRRL, Merrill, WI - Destination: KSSQ, Shell Lake, WI - Airport: KSSQ, Shell Lake Municipal Airport, runway 32, 3,711 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 526 total, 22 in this make and model, 355 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KRPD, 19 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100728040579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728040579A), Jul 28, 2010: Cessna T210M, Shell Lake, WI, Substantial damage. After the aircraft landed at Shell Lake WI. The aircraft was on rollout down to an estimated 40 knots. A deer ran towards aircraft as it passed a treed area on… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76860. 250 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335735&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.