# NTSB NYC01LA157: Cessna 152, N25846, Warrenton, VA, June 30, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 30, 2001, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Warrenton, VA - Coordinates: 38.586944, -77.711112 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5869&lon=-77.7111&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 27, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-21 - NTSB case key (mKey): 52595 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA157 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52595/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA157 ## Probable cause The airplane's encounter with a deer during a touch and go. ## 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) ## Analysis During a touch and go, as the student pilot rotated the airplane for takeoff, a deer struck the airplane's left horizontal stabilizer. The left horizontal stabilizer buckled, and the left elevator was torn-off. The student pilot continued the takeoff and performed an uneventful emergency landing in a field adjacent to the airport. ## Factual narrative On June 30, 2001, about 0900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N25846, was substantially damaged during takeoff from the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport (W66), Warrenton, Virginia. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot stated he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 14, a 4,103 foot-long, asphalt runway. During a touch and go, as he rotated the airplane for takeoff, a deer struck the airplane's left horizontal stabilizer. The left horizontal stabilizer buckled, and the left elevator was torn-off. The student pilot continued the takeoff and performed an uneventful emergency landing in a field adjacent to W66. The student pilot reported 39 hours of total flight experience, of which, 17 hours was in make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N25846](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25846-2007-12-05), registration cancelled 2007-12-05, S/N 15280815, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15280815 - Airframe hours: 7727 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Warrenton-Fauquier Flight Center - Registered owner: Ronald L. Gatewood - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 12, 2001, 33 hours before - Departed: W66, Warrenton, VA - Airport: W66, Warrenton-Fauquier, runway 14, 4,103 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 39 total, 17 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: HEF, 14 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 20010630017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630017669A), Jun 30, 2001: Cessna 152, Warrenton, VA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft N25846 Cessna 152 struck an animal (deer) during rotation onrunway 14 with the LH stabilizer. The LH elevator broke off the aircraft. The tai… ## Other investigations on N25846 (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 BFO87DIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIG01), Feb 10, 1987: Cessna 152C (N25846), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage 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. 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