- Date
- August 7, 1984, 20:55 local (Aug 8, 1984, 01:55 UTC)
- Place
- Del Rio, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6571LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840807042709A
- Case key
- 21425
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just after liftoff from the fourth touch-and-go landing, the plt heard and felt an impact. Continuing climbout, he observed a deer carcass on the runway. A subsequent uneventful full stop lndg was made but substantial damage had been incurred in the left main gear attach point. Plt stated that he had sighted a deer running away from the acft at a 45 degree angle at rotation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6571L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284441
- Airframe hours
- 1,376
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Laughlin Air Force Base
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 11, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Airport
- DRT · Del Rio International, runway 13, 5,105 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 45 in this make and model · 910 as pilot in command · 104 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.