- Date
- April 1, 2002, 05:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lake in Hills, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N502CLCessna 551
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-West Chicago, IL-FSDO
- FAA report
- 20020401010199A
- Case key
- 54603
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Probable cause
The deer on the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane struck a deer during an aborted takeoff. The pilot stated that, during the takeoff roll, he and the second pilot saw five deer on the north side of the runway. He said that they aborted the takeoff but during roll out, at 60 kts, another deer, that was on the south side of the runway, ran into the path of the airplane. The pilot stated that the takeoff was was being performed at early dawn.
Factual narrative
On April 1, 2002, at 0515 central standard time, a Cessna 551, N502CL, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when it struck a deer during an aborted takeoff from runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt), at the Lake in the Hills Airport, Lake in the Hills, Illinois. The positioning flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and the intended destination was the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas.
In a written report, the pilot stated that, during the takeoff roll, he and the second pilot saw five deer on the north side of the runway. He said that they aborted the takeoff but during roll out, at 60 knots, another deer, that was on the south side of the runway, ran into the path of the airplane. The pilot stated that the takeoff was was being performed at early dawn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N502CL
- Reported as
- Cessna 551
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 551-0002
- Airframe hours
- 8,093
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney JT 15D-4, 2,500 lbs thrust, turbo fanPratt & Whitney JT 15D-4, 2,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Northern Illinois Flight Center Inc
- Registered owner
- Stephenson Aviation Trust
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 18, 2002 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 3CK · Lake in Hills, IL
- Destination
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3CK · Lake In The Hills, runway 26, 3,058 × 50 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- February 15, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,588 total · 1,674 in this make and model · 3,618 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 67 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 28
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- August 7, 2001
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 175 in this make and model · 1,600 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 54 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 18 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 366 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.