# NTSB NYC00LA045: Cessna TR 182, N5260S, Clarksville, MD, December 5, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 5, 1999, 14:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place: Clarksville, MD
- Coordinates: 39.270381, -76.830184 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2704&lon=-76.8302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 48384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA045

## Probable cause

Deer that entered the runway environment while the pilot was executing a takeoff.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - evasive maneuver - initiated, pilot in command
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot maneuvered the airplane to avoid two or three deer that enter the runway from the right while he was executing a takeoff.

## Factual narrative

On December 5, 1999, about 1435 eastern standard time, a Cessna TR 182, N5260S, was substantially damaged during takeoff at Haysfield Airport, Clarksville, Maryland.  The certificated private pilot, and two passengers sustained minor injures.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight.  No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector that responded to the accident, the airplane was using runway 13 for departure.  Records indicate that the runway was grassed covered, and 2,400 feet long by 85 feet wide.

Examination of ground marks revealed a set of "faint" tracks, consistent with wheel marks, 600 to 1,000 feet down the runway.  The marks departed the runway to the left, and were oriented on an approximate heading of 100 degrees magnetic.  A tree, approximately 10 feet tall, to the left of the runway and along the debris path was knocked down.  Another tree, approximately 88 feet farther, had fresh cut marks.  Sixty two feet beyond the second tree, were ground scares, and 15 beyond that was a second set of ground scares.  The airplane came to rest approximately 190 feet from the first tree, with the fuselage pointing about 195 degrees magnetic.

The pilot reported that he maneuvered the airplane to avoid two or three deer he saw enter the runway from the right.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5260S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260S-2017-07-14), registration cancelled 2017-07-14, S/N R18201527, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna TR 182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201527
- Airframe hours: 2946
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William Davis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 30, 1999, 19 hours before
- Departed: MD24
- Airport: MD45, Haysfield, runway 13, 2,400 × 85 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 197 total, 19 in this make and model, 58 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BWI, 15 nm away

## 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 19991205043349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205043349A), Dec 5, 1999: Cessna TR182, Clarksville, MD, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot maneuvered the airplane to avoid two or three deer that enter the runway from the right while he was executing a takeoff. (-23)at approximately…

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.

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