# NTSB NYC96LA137: Cessna 152, N48750, Mansfield, MA, June 30, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1996, 21:05 local (Jun 30, 1996, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1997
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC96LA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39205/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA137

## Probable cause

an animal (deer) that wandered onto the runway.  The light condition (at dusk) was a related factor.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - maneuver to avoid obstructions - not possible

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48750-2007-05-30), registration cancelled 2007-05-30, S/N 15283367, built 1979 (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: 152-83367
- Airframe hours: 6624
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19960629046119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629046119A), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 152, Mansfield, MA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft collided with a deer on landing roll at Mansfield airport (1B9) at approximately 2105 EDT on 06/29/96. Pilot had attempted to avoid the deer but…

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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