- Date
- August 19, 2003, 23:15 local (Aug 20, 2003, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Muskegon, MI
- Injuries
- 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79SKBeech 1900D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Adminstration - Grand Rapids FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030819021769A
- Case key
- 57786
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Probable cause
The airplane colliding with a deer during the landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft impacted a deer while on landing rollout. The deer was struck by the left propeller, causing substantial damage to the left engine nacelle firewall and supporting structure.
Factual narrative
On August 19, 2003, at 2315 eastern daylight time, a Beech 1900D, N79SK, operated by Skyway Airlines as flight 1411, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with a deer while landing on runway 06 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Muskegon County Airport (MKG), Muskegon, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The two flightcrew members and ten passengers were not injured. The flight departed from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 2240.
According to a written statement provided by Skyway Airlines, during the landing rollout two deer crossed the runway and the airplane impacted one of the deer. The deer collided with the left propeller, causing substantial damage to the left engine nacelle firewall and supporting structure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79SK
- Reported as
- Beech 1900D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- UE-79
- Airframe hours
- 21,774.1
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D, 1,279 horsepower, turbo propPratt & Whitney PT6A-67D, 1,279 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Skyway Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 11, 2003 · 25.7 hours before
- Departed
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- MKG · Muskegon, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport, runway 06, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Last flight review
- May 15, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,462 total · 3,097 in this make and model
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,295 total · 1,836 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.