# NTSB CHI96LA124: Cessna 210, N2586S, Marshall, MI, April 3, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 2, 1996, 21:30 local (Apr 3, 1996, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Marshall, MI - Coordinates: 42.260585, -84.950279 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2606&lon=-84.9503&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10222 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10222/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA124 ## Probable cause A deer that wandered onto the runway. Darkness was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, takeoff - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - object - animal(s) (cause) - flight control,elevator - foreign object damage - flight control,stabilator - foreign object damage - fuselage - foreign object damage ## Analysis The pilot reported that as the airplane was taking off, a deer hit the left side of the empennage, causing a violent yaw to the left, but the airplane continued to fly. Passengers in the rear seat used a flashlight to inspect the damage. They discovered that the left horizontal stabilizer, elevator and empennage were damaged. The pilot was concerned about tail flutter and possible stalling of the airplane. He determined that he would maintain 100 knots and continue in the same direction to the nearest airport, where he could make a straight-in landing, and emergency services were available. An uneventful landing was made. ## Factual narrative On April 2, 1996, at 2130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210 sustained substantial damage after gaining 10 to 15 feet of altitude during takeoff when it was struck by a deer. The private pilot and the three passengers were not injured. The pilot elected to continue the flight to Pontiac, Michigan, where he performed an emergency landing. The 14 CFR 91 flight was departing Brooks Field Airport, Marshall, Michigan, en route to New Hudson, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that during takeoff a deer hit the airplane on the left side of the empennage, causing a violent yaw to the left. He thought at first that the deer had hit the left landing gear. The passengers in the rear seat used a flashlight to inspect the damage to the aircraft. It was discovered that the left horizontal stabilizer, elevator and empennage were damaged. The pilot reported that he was concerned about tail flutter and stalling the airplane. He determined that he would maintain 100 knots per hour and continue in the same direction to the nearest airport where he could make a straight in landing, and where there were emergency services at the field. He continued on to Pontiac, Michigan, and maintained 100 knots during landing and made an uneventful landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: N2586S (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061334 - Airframe hours: 2537 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry L. Cruzen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 15, 1995, 61 hours before - Departed: 5D8 - Destination: JXN, JACKSON, MI - Airport: 5D8, Brooks Field, runway 10, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,895 total, 1,185 in this make and model, 1,848 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 150° at 5 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BTL, 27 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 19960402014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960402014509A), Apr 2, 1996: Cessna 210L, Marshall, MI, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (.4)The pilot reported that as the airplane was taking off, a deer hit the left side of the empennage, causing a violent yaw to the left, but the airplane… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.