# NTSB GAA17CA532: Cessna 177, N34413, Harrisonville, MO, September 12, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 11, 2017, 20:03 local (Sep 12, 2017, 01:03 UTC) - Place: Harrisonville, MO - Coordinates: 38.610832, -94.343612 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6108&lon=-94.3436&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 15, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95996 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA532 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95996/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95996 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA532 ## Probable cause A collision with a deer on the runway during the takeoff roll. ## 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 · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2073708), [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: [Cessna 177B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he heard a "bang," and "it felt as though the airplane hit a brick wall." He added that, during the climb, he examined the engine instruments, which appeared normal. About 800 ft above ground level, he looked out the left pilot window and observed that the fixed left main landing gear was "oddly positioned up next to [the] seat/door." The pilot reported that he contacted air traffic control, declared an emergency, and performed a "gear up" landing at the destination airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. After the accident, the following was added to the Airport Facility Directory: "Deer and other wildlife on and in vicinity of airport." It is likely the airplane hit a deer on the runway. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he heard a "bang" and "it felt as though the airplane hit a brick wall [deer]". He added that, during the climb, he examined the engine instruments, which appeared normal. About 800 ft above ground, he looked out the left pilot side window and observed the fixed left main landing gear was "oddly positioned up next to [the] seat/door". The pilot reported that he contacted air traffic control, declared an emergency, and performed a "gear up" landing at the destination airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N34413](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34413), registered now, S/N 17701791, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 177 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17701791 - Year built: 1972 - Airframe hours: 4371.51 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1F6D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 20, 2017 - Departed: LRY, Harrisonville, MO - Destination: LXT, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO - Airport: LRY, Lawrence Smith Memorial, runway 35, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 24, 2017; seat: left; flight hours: 1,318.4 total, 189 in this make and model, 954.5 as pilot in command, 36.7 in the last 90 days, 11.3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: KLRY ## 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 20170911021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170911021659A), Sep 11, 2017: Cessna 177B, Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a deer immediately after liftoff from rwy 35 at harrisonville, MO (klry), resulting in collapsed left main gear. Pilot declared an emergency… ## Other investigations on N34413 (1) 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 MKC75FCD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD48), Jun 27, 1975: Cessna 177B (N34413), Milton, IA, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 21, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95996. 134 KB in all. - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 1, .PDF, 1 photo, 134 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458254&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.