# NTSB CHI02LA173: Beech BE90, N911ND, Roseau, MN, June 27, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 27, 2002, 04:36 local (09:36 UTC) - Place: Roseau, MN - Coordinates: 48.839408, -95.760406 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8394&lon=-95.7604&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 15, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Minneapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55065 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA173 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55065/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55065 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA173 ## Probable cause An inadvertent collision with a deer during the landing roll. ## 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) - Main gear collapsed, other ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it hit a deer during landing roll and the left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot reported that he touched down about 1,000 feet from the threshold and that a deer impacted the left side of the aircraft immediately after touchdown. He stated that the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft yawed to the left departing the runway. The aircraft came to a rest in a ditch approximately half-way down the runway. ## Factual narrative On June 27, 2002, at 0436 central daylight time, a Beech BE90, N911ND, operated by Weather Modification, Inc., sustained substantial damage when it hit a deer during landing roll and the left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The airplane veered about 150 feet off the left side of runway 34 (4,400 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Roseau Municipal Airport (ROX), Roseau, Minnesota. The pilot, copilot, and two medical personnel reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight departed Hector International Airport, Fargo, North Dakota, at 0350, and was en route to ROX to transport a medical patient. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. According to the pilot's written statement, he flew direct to ROX at 13,000 feet and attempted a landing on runway 16. The pilot reported that he touched down approximately 1,000 feet from the threshold. He stated, "Deer impacted left side of aircraft immediately after touchdown. Left gear collapsed. Aircraft yawed to left and departed runway. Full right rudder did nothing to control direction of aircraft." According to the pilot, the aircraft came to a rest in a ditch approximately half- way down the runway on the east side, about 50 yards from the edge of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: N911ND (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Beech BE90 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LJ-774 - Airframe hours: 10449.4 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT 6A-21 550 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Weather Modification, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 12, 2002, 43.1 hours before - Departed: FAR, FARGO, ND - Destination: ROX, Roseau, MN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ROX, Roseau Airport, runway 16, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review March 16, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 4,646 total, 313 in this make and model, 2,543 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 57 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 59; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright - Wind: 270° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: ROX ## 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 20020627014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627014359A), Jun 27, 2002: Beech C90, Roseau, MN, No damage. (-23) Aircraft struck a deer while landing at Roseau, Minnesota. Upon the deer strike, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off of the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 30, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55065. 384 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 384 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448257&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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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