# NTSB CHI01LA301: Cessna 150L, N19302, Madison, WI, September 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 31, 2001, 19:47 local (Sep 1, 2001, 00:47 UTC) - Place: Madison, WI - Coordinates: 43.099422, -89.500892 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0994&lon=-89.5009&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 28, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53273 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53273/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA301 ## Probable cause The deer which struck the empennage of the airplane during the landing flare. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - animal(s) (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was struck by a deer while landing. The pilot reported that the passenger reported seeing a small deer off the right side of the runway when the airplane was in the landing flare. The pilot reported that just prior to the nose touching down he heard a loud sound which he likened to a low frequency clunk. He reported that he did not have any difficulty in controlling the airplane during the remainder of the landing. The passenger reported to the pilot that she looked back and saw a deer climbing to its feet and running into the brush beside the runway. The pilot taxied to the ramp and upon inspecting the airplane he discovered "...the empennage had been destabilized to the right. There was remnant of animal fur on the left lateral leading edge of left stabilizers." ## Factual narrative On August 31, 2001, at 1947 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N19302, was struck by a deer while landing on runway 09 (2,146 feet by 56 feet, asphalt) at the Blackhawk Airfield, Madison, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage to the empennage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from the Blackhawk Airfield at 1915. The pilot reported that the passenger reported seeing a small deer off the right side of the runway when the airplane was in the landing flare. The pilot reported that just prior to the nose touching down he heard a loud sound which he likened to a low frequency clunk. He reported that he did not have any difficulty in controlling the airplane during the remainder of the landing. The passenger reported to the pilot that she looked back and saw a deer climbing to its feet and running into the brush beside the runway. The pilot taxied to the ramp and upon inspecting the airplane he discovered "...the empennage had been destabilized to the right. There was remnant of animal fur on the left lateral leading edge of left stabilizers." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19302](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19302), registered now, S/N 15074319, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15074319 - Airframe hours: 3074 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mark A. Neumann - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 10, 2001, 5 hours before - Departed: 87Y, Madison, WI - Destination: 87Y, Madison, WI - Airport: 87Y, Blackhawk, runway 09, 2,146 × 56 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 24, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 180 total, 151 in this make and model, 115 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 40° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: MSN, 7 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 20010831026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010831026309A), Aug 31, 2001: Cessna 150L, Cottage Grove, WI, No damage. (-23) On 31 August 2001, at 1947 CDT, at blackhawk airport, Cottage Grove, WI, a Cessna 150, N19302, flown by mark a. neuman was struck by a deer upon landing.… From the NTSB's public API. 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