# NTSB CHI02LA115: Cessna 551, N502CL, Lake in Hills, IL, April 1, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 1, 2002, 05:15 local (11:15 UTC) - Place: Lake in Hills, IL - Coordinates: 42.180267, -88.339782 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1803&lon=-88.3398&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-West Chicago, IL-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54603 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA115 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54603/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54603 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA115 ## Probable cause The deer on the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - animal(s) (cause) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502CL-2010-09-15), registration cancelled 2010-09-15, S/N 551-0002, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 551 - Registry model: [Cessna 551](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (registry code 2076605) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 551-0002 - Airframe hours: 8093 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney JT 15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney JT 15D-4 2500 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; 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 - Co-pilot; age 28; injuries: none; 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 ## 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 20020401010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020401010199A), Apr 1, 2002: Cessna 551, Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) 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… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54603. 366 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 366 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40422545&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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