- Date
- October 15, 2004, 23:30 local (Oct 16, 2004, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Market, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N130SVBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 60354
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Probable cause
A collision with a deer during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the night.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the night takeoff roll, as the pilot was rotating the airplane, the left stabilator struck a deer. A portion of the left stabilator separated, and the pilot continued the takeoff. The pilot then circled the airport and performed an emergency landing on the same runway. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in a grassy area beyond the end of the runway.
Factual narrative
On October 15, 2004, about 2330 eastern daylight time, a Beech A23, N130SV, was substantially damaged during takeoff from New Market Airport (8W2), New Market, Virginia. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on runway 24, as he was rotating the airplane, the left stabilator struck a deer. A portion of the left stabilator separated, and the pilot continued the takeoff. The pilot then circled the airport and performed an emergency landing on the same runway. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in a grassy area beyond the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N130SV
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-485
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Marcussen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 8W2 · New Market, VA
- Airport
- 8W2 · New Market Airport, runway 24, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 205 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Observed at
- OKV, 40 nm away