- Date
- June 29, 1996, 21:05 local (Jun 30, 1996, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48750Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960629046119A
- Case key
- 39205
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Probable cause
an animal (deer) that wandered onto the runway. The light condition (at dusk) was a related factor.
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 landing roll, the pilot observed a deer off the left side of the runway; he added power to pass the deer. The pilot then felt and heard a loud bang. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway despite control inputs by the pilot. Examination of the airplane revealed that the vertical stabilizer was bent at an approximate 45 degree angle.
Factual narrative
On June 29, 1996, about 2105 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N48750, was substantially damaged when it struck a deer during the landing roll at Mansfield Municipal, Mansfield, Massachusetts. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot reported that he conducted a scenic flight with his wife. They returned to Mansfield and performed an approach and landing to runway 14, a 3,498 foot long, 75 foot wide, runway. During the landing roll, the pilot observed a deer off the left side of the runway, and he added power to pass the deer. The pilot then felt and heard a bang. The airplane veered to the right and the pilot applied left rudder and brake; however, the airplane continued off the right side of the runway. The pilot's attempts to taxi the airplane were unsuccessful.
Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed that the vertical stabilizer was bent at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48750
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-83367
- Airframe hours
- 6,624
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 lbs thrust, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- King Aviation Mansfield Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 29, 1996 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 1B9
- Airport
- 1B9 · Mansfield Municipal, runway 14, 3,498 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 162 total · 93 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OWD, 11 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.