Date: | Monday 22 June 2015 |
Time: | 16:45 |
Type: | Learjet 35A |
Owner/operator: | Beta Aire |
Registration: | N640BA |
MSN: | 35A-664 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, MI (KONZ) |
Destination airport: | Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, while accelerating through 130 knots, a "faint bump" was felt. The flight crew continued the takeoff and experienced difficulty controlling the airplane, but were able to stabilize the airplane in flight. The flight crew reported that there were no annunciations or warnings on the flight deck, but they were able to identify damage to the leading edge of the right wing.
The flight crew diverted to Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL) and landed without incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
Following the accident, a deer was found on the runway at the departure airport. The departure airport perimeter is partially fenced and co-exists on an island with a nature conservancy.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The airplane's collision with a deer on the unfenced runway during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident is the airport's failure to establish a continuous fence between the runway and the nature conservancy."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA15CA163 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) NTSB; Toledo-Express Airport, OH (TOL/KTOL); 26 June 2013; (publicdomain)
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