# NTSB LAX08CA186: Alon A2, N1018S, Sandpoint, ID, June 17, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 16, 2008, 21:30 local (Jun 17, 2008, 04:30 UTC) - Place: Sandpoint, ID - Coordinates: 48.299446, -116.560279 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2994&lon=-116.5603&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 July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68243 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA186 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68243/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA186 ## Probable cause The airplane struck a deer on the runway while performing touch-and-go landings. Contributing to the accident was the dusk light condition. ## 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 · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Alon A2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=0540102), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Alon A2, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0540102), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Alon A2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=0540102), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) - [Light condition: low light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Alon A2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036015/cases.md?model=0540102), [All aircraft, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036015/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: [Alon A2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=0540102), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 01. Following the third landing, right at liftoff on departure (70 to 75 mph), the right wing struck a deer. The airplane veered right, and the pilot was unable to regain control. The airplane impacted the airport's perimeter fence. Both wings were damaged, the empennage was nearly separated from the fuselage, and the empennage was broken at two locations. The sun had set approximately 40 minutes before the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 01. Following the third landing, right at liftoff on departure (70 to 75 mph), the right wing struck a deer. The airplane veered right, and the pilot was unable to regain control. The airplane impacted the airport's perimeter fence. Both wings were damaged, the empennage was nearly separated from the fuselage, and the empennage was broken at two locations. The sun had set approximately 40 minutes before the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1018S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1018S-2009-10-07), registration cancelled 2009-10-07, S/N A-202, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Alon A2 - Registry model: [Alon A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (registry code 0540102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A-202 - Engines: Continental C90-16F 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jan K. Lee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SZT, Sandpoint, ID - Destination: SZT - Airport: SZT, Sandpoint Airport, runway 01, 5,501 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 208 total, 97 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: SZT ## 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 20080616838939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080616838939A), Jun 16, 2008: Alon A2, Sandpoint, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) At 9:00 pm PDT the PIC of N1018S and one passenger departed runway 1 from kszt for a short local flight. The weather was clear and winds calm. Upon… From the NTSB's public API. 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