- Date
- November 1, 2001, 21:45 local (Nov 2, 2001, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bar Harbor, ME
- Injuries
- 13 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N210CJBeech 1900C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20011101030579A
- Case key
- 53720
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Probable cause
A deer, which had been crossing the runway as the airplane touched down. A factor was the dark night conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The first officer landed the airplane upon completion of a night ILS approach. Just after touchdown, the airplane struck a deer in the vicinity of the left engine. The deer had been crossing the runway from left to right. The captain shut down the engine and taxied to the gate. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine firewall was cracked, one propeller blade was bent, and another blade had separated near the hub. The separated portion of the blade was found about 300 feet from where the collision occurred. Weather at the time included a 600-foot overcast layer.
Factual narrative
On November 1, 2001, at 2145 eastern standard time, a Beech 1900C, N210CJ, operating as U.S Airways Express flight 5955, was substantially damaged when it collided with a deer while landing at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), Bar Harbor, Maine. The certificated airline transport pilot, the first officer, and the 11 passengers were uninjured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan between General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, and Bar Harbor. The scheduled passenger flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 121.
The flight was operated by Colgan Air, Inc. According to the Director of Safety, the first officer had just completed an ILS RWY 22 approach. She landed the airplane, and just after touchdown, it struck a deer that was crossing from left to right. The captain took control of the airplane and stopped it on the runway. As the airplane slowed to a stop, the left engine began to vibrate. The captain secured the engine, and after shutdown, noted that one of the composite propeller blades was missing. After assessing the damage, the captain taxied the airplane to the ramp, where the passengers deplaned uneventfully.
Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine firewall was cracked, one propeller blade was bent, and another blade had separated near the hub. The separated portion of the blade was found about 300 feet from where the collision occurred.
Weather at the time included a 600-foot overcast layer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210CJ
- Reported as
- Beech 1900C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- VC110
- Engines
- P&W PT6A-65B, 1,100 horsepower, turbo propP&W PT6A-65B, 1,100 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Colgan Air Inc, doing business as U.S. Airways Express
- Registered owner
- Raytheon Acceptance Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BOS · Boston, MA
- Destination
- BHB · Bar Harbor, ME
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BHB · Hancock Couty - Bar Harbor, runway 23, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,142 total · 8,251 in this make and model · 9,865 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 31
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2001
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,860 total · 200 in this make and model · 1,505 as pilot in command · 171 in the last 90 days · 89 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Observed at
- BHB
FAA reports on this event · 1
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