# NTSB SEA01LA062: Cessna 182M, N71354, Enterprise, OR, March 8, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 7, 2001, 19:30 local (Mar 8, 2001, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Enterprise, OR
- Coordinates: 45.719783, -117.219116 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7198&lon=-117.2191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 51901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51901/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA062

## Probable cause

Inadvertent collision with a deer while landing.  A contributing factor was night conditions.

## 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
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The private pilot reported that he was practicing stop-and-go landings at night.  He stated that on the second landing, during the landing roll, the aircraft collided with a deer that ran onto the runway.

## Factual narrative

On March 7, 2001, about 1930 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182M, N71354, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll on runway 30, at Enterprise Municipal Airport (8S4), Enterprise, Oregon.  The airplane is owned by Chief Joseph Flying, Inc., and was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) night flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred.  The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The flight originated from Enterprise approximately 5 minutes prior to the accident.

During a telephone conversation with the NTSB on March 12, 2001, the pilot reported that he was practicing stop-and-go landings at night.  He stated that on the second landing, during the landing roll, the aircraft collided with a deer that ran onto the runway.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71354](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71354), registered now, S/N 18259589, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259589
- Airframe hours: 5023
- Engines: Continental O-470 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lowell E. Euhus
- Registered owner: Chief Joseph Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 6, 2000, 26 hours before
- Departed: 8S4, ENTERPRISE, OR
- Destination: 8S4
- Airport: 8S4, Enterprise Muni, runway 30, 2,850 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 10, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 970 total, 867 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 30 °F

## 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 20010307004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010307004119A), Mar 7, 2001: Cessna 182M, Enterprise, OR, No damage. (-23) Hit a deer during touch and go landing. Damage to the propeller, engine nacelle and left wing strut and attach point.

## Other investigations on N71354 (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 SEA78DYM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM30), May 8, 1978: Cessna 182 (N71354), Enterprise, OR, 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.

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