# NTSB CEN13CA337: Stiegelmeyer John R Vans RV-7A, N717JR, Vinton, IA, June 8, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2013, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Vinton, IA - Coordinates: 42.217777, -92.022224 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2178&lon=-92.0222&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Des Moines FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87152 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA337 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87152/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87152 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA337 ## Probable cause The inadvertent collision with a deer during landing. ## 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 · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=05622F2), [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: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=05622F2), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=05622F2), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during a day landing at a non-tower-controlled airport, the airplane had just touched down and was traveling at about 60 mph when the pilot saw four deer running across the runway. He reported that he had no time to react and could not avoid hitting one of the deer. The collision resulted in a rupture of the fuel cell in the wing, and substantial damage to the wing spar, engine compartment firewall, and lower fuselage. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, during a day landing at a non-tower-controlled airport, the airplane had just touched down and was traveling at about 60 mph when the pilot saw four deer running across the runway. He reported that he had no time to react and could not avoid hitting one of the deer. The collision resulted in a rupture of the fuel cell in the wing, and substantial damage to the wing spar, engine compartment firewall, and lower fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N717JR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717JR), registered now, S/N 70938, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STIEGELMEYER JOHN R VANS RV-7A - Registry model: [Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stiegelmeyer-john-r-vans-rv-7a) (registry code 05622F2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 70938 - Airframe hours: 167 - Engines: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B 400 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 1, 2012, 20 hours before - Departed: IOW, Iowa City, IA - Destination: VTI, Vinton, IA - Airport: VTI, Vinton Veterans Memorial, runway 16, 2,500 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 17, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 17,800 total, 171 in this make and model, 4,671 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: KVTI ## 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 20130608025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608025579A), Jun 8, 2013: Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A, Vinton, IA, Substantial damage. Upon touchdown, a deer entered the runway and struck the aircraft on the front inner root of the left wing. The deer was dragged appoximately 98 yards with the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 5, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87152. 434 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 434 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397423&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. 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