# NTSB ERA26LA293: Beech 58, N29DA, Carlisle, PA, August 5, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 5, 2026, 18:17 local (22:17 UTC) - Place: Carlisle, PA · Based on the location from the pilot's initial statement - Coordinates: 40.187972, -77.175056 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1880&lon=-77.1751&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 15, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203544 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA293 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203544/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203544 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA293 ## Probable cause A collision with a deer during landing. ## 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: [Beech 58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=1152740), [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. - [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated while on final approach to land, he was facing directly into the sun. The airplane touched down about 1,000 ft from the runway threshold, and during the landing roll the pilot spotted a deer running across the runway from left to right. He immediately added full power and set approach flaps to abort the landing. The pilot then heard a “thud” and the airplane yawed to the left. He immediately reduced engine power and landed the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage the left flap as a result of the collision with the deer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N29DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29DA), registered now, S/N TH-645, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-645 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 9891.1 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies IO-520CB 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental Engine Technologies IO-520CB-B31 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 12, 2025, 36 hours before - Departed: IDI, Indiana, PA - Destination: N94, Carlisle, PA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: N94, Carlisle Airport, runway 28, 4,008 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 21, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 6,518 total, 3,162 in this make and model, 6,435 as pilot in command, 66 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: KCXY, 15 nm away - METAR: METAR KCXY 052256Z 36006KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02610133 ## 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 20260805009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260805009959A), Aug 5, 2026: Beech 58, Carlisle, PA, Substantial damage. While landing on runway 28 at N94 (Carlisle pa) aircraft struck deer on landing roll out causing substantial damage to the aircraft ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 15, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203544. 658 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 301 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20815404&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 357 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20815414&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.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. 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