Cirrus SR22T N888VL

Summary

On 15 May 2024 at about 01:53 local time, a Cirrus SR22T registered N888VL, operated by Orange Rock Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, 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

15 May 2024 at 01:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Shreveport Downtown (DTN)

Coordinates

32.5408, -93.7438

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22T

Registration

N888VL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Orange Rock Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lafayette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN24LA190

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing at night, just before the flare, he saw a deer on the runway. He pulled back on the yoke and added power to clear the deer but then heard and felt the impact with the deer. The airplane sustained damage to the left-wing lateral rib and left landing gear. Assessment of the damage by the manufacturer concluded that the wing was not repairable and was no longer airworthy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.