Cessna 150L N19302

Summary

On 1 September 2001 at about 00:47 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19302 was involved in an accident near Madison, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2001 at 00:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Blackhawk (87Y)

Coordinates

43.0994, -89.5009

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N19302

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI01LA301

Nobody was injured.

The deer which struck the empennage of the airplane during the landing flare.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was struck by a deer while landing. The pilot reported that the passenger reported seeing a small deer off the right side of the runway when the airplane was in the landing flare. The pilot reported that just prior to the nose touching down he heard a loud sound which he likened to a low frequency clunk. He reported that he did not have any difficulty in controlling the airplane during the remainder of the landing. The passenger reported to the pilot that she looked back and saw a deer climbing to its feet and running into the brush beside the runway. The pilot taxied to the ramp and upon inspecting the airplane he discovered "...the empennage had been destabilized to the right. There was remnant of animal fur on the left lateral leading edge of left stabilizers."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.