# NTSB DCA17CA064: Bombardier CL 600 2C10, N709PS, Charlotte, NC, February 15, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 15, 2017, 11:42 local (16:42 UTC) - Place: Charlotte, NC - Coordinates: 35.21389, -80.951942 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2139&lon=-80.9519&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 48 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 8, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 94720 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17CA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94720/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94720 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17CA064 ## Probable cause collision with a deer during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=1390015), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=1390015), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis On February 15, 2017, at about 1142 eastern standard time, a PSA Airlines flight 5320, a Bombardier CRJ700, N709PS, struck a deer during takeoff from runway 36C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina. The airplane sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the 48 passengers and crew onboard. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from CLT to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi. According to the operator, the airplane struck a deer with its right wing during the takeoff roll. The crew continued the takeoff and declared an emergency. Before returning to land, the flight crew conducted a low pass down runway 36R, for the airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) to inspect the damage. ARFF observed damage to the right wing and reported vapor coming from it. After landing on runway 36R, the flight crew elected to stop on the taxiway due to the fuel leak, where passengers were evacuated and bused them to the terminal. Post flight examination of the wing found damage substantial damage to the leading edge slats, slat tracks, flaps, and front spar of the right wing. ## Factual narrative On February 15, 2017, at about 1142 eastern standard time, a PSA Airlines flight 5320, a Bombardier CRJ700, N709PS, struck a deer during takeoff from runway 36C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina. The airplane sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the 48 passengers and crew onboard. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from CLT to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi. According to the operator, the airplane struck a deer with its right wing during the takeoff roll. The crew continued the takeoff and declared an emergency. Before returning to land, the flight crew conducted a low pass down runway 36R, for the airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) to inspect the damage. ARFF observed damage to the right wing and reported vapor coming from it. After landing on runway 36R, the flight crew elected to stop on the taxiway due to the fuel leak, where passengers were evacuated and bused them to the terminal. Post flight examination of the wing found damage substantial damage to the leading edge slats, slat tracks, flaps, and front spar of the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N709PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709PS-2025-04-03), registration cancelled 2025-04-03, S/N 10165, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 (700C) - Registry model: [Bombardier CL-600-2C10](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (registry code 1390015) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10165 - Year built: 2004 - Engines: General Electric GE CF34-8C5B1 13790 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric GE CF34-8C5B1 13790 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: PSA Airlines, doing business as American Eagle - Registered owner: Aerocentury Corp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Departed: CLT, Charlotte, NC - Destination: GPT, Gulfport, MS - Airport: CLT, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, runway 36C, 10,000 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown; last flight review March 20, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 152 in the last 90 days, 61 in the last 30 days - Co-pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: unknown; last flight review May 25, 2016; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 204 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.57 inHg - Observed at: KCLT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20170215005879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170215005879I), Feb 15, 2017: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. JIA5320 (N709PS) departed RWY36C and struck deer at V1, approximately 133 KTS, on take off roll. Aircraft requested a flyby and it was determined aircraft was… ## Other investigations on N709PS (2) 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. - [NTSB DCA25MA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25MA108), Jan 30, 2025: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N709PS), Washington, DC, destroyed, 67 fatal. Probable cause: The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a runway approach path; their failure to regularly review and evaluate helicopter routes and… - [NTSB ENG21LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21LA023), Mar 26, 2021: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N709PS), North Canton, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Moisture ingression thru the window humpseal coming into contact with the terminal block braid wires. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 17, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94720. 484 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 484 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40486148&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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