# NTSB SEA91LA176: Mooney M-20K, N231AS, Mccall, ID, July 18, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 17, 1991, 22:30 local (Jul 18, 1991, 04:30 UTC)
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Coordinates: 45.070285, -115.9692 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0703&lon=-115.9692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41486/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA176

## Probable cause

AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH AN ANIMAL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  A DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

## 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 - dark night (contributing factor)
  - object - animal(s) (cause)

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A DARK NIGHT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DEER THAT HAD WALKED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N231AS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231AS), registered now, S/N 25-0106, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-0106
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-GB 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John G. Mcmanus
- Registered owner: John G. Mcmanus
- Departed: BOI, BOISE, ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: MYL, Mccall, runway 34, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,305 total, 659 in this make and model, 1,035 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 19910717028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717028979A), Jul 17, 1991: Mooney M20K, Mc Call, ID, Substantial damage. Collided with a deer on runway during night time landing.

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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