Beechcraft 58 N600RV

Summary

On 25 October 2016 at about 13:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N600RV, operated by Aero-Tech Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 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

25 October 2016 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster (LNS)

Coordinates

40.1258, -76.2853

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N600RV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

2

Operator

Aero-Tech Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Philadelphia → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA074

Nobody was injured.

A collision with deer on the runway during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the multiengine retractable landing gear airplane reported that during takeoff, two deer ran onto the runway as the airplane became airborne and that he heard and felt one of the deer hit the left main landing gear. He further reported that he diverted to an airport with an operating control tower, where he performed two passes in front of the tower, and was informed by tower personnel that it "appeared" that the left main landing gear was no longer "attached to the airplane". The pilot reported that he decided the best course of action was to land with the landing gear retracted, and on short final he moved the mixture controls to idle cut off, feathered the propellers, and turned both fuel selectors off. The airplane landed gear up and all persons on board evacuated immediately. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. In an email exchange with the Director of Operations of the flight company, he reported that there were no reported mechanical anomalies with the airframe or engine prior to the deer impact. The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement airport page for the departure airport in part states: "Deer and large flocks of geese on and invof [in the vicinity of] arpt."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.