Cessna 182Q N759BJ

Summary

On 2 October 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759BJ, operated by Kenneth A. Thompson, was involved in an accident near Sparta, Michigan, United States. One person was 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

2 October 2010 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sparta, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Miller - Sparta Airport (8D4)

Coordinates

43.4606, -85.6783

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N759BJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth A. Thompson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sparta → Grand Rapids

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN11CA025

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a deer during a night takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Just after the airplane lifted off the runway surface during the night takeoff, the pilot observed two deer crossing the runway from left to right. He stated that one deer was in front of him and the other was to the left of his path. He pulled back on the yoke in an attempt to avoid the deer at which time he heard a loud "bang." The pilot reported that he missed the deer that he observed and contacted a third deer that he did not see. The pilot continued the flight to his destination where he made an uneventful landing. The injured deer was located at the departure airport. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.