ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366613
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 July 1990 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | Urban Industries, Inc |
| Registration: | N3463G |
| MSN: | 310R0843 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mansfield, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Defiance, OH (KDFI) |
| Mansfield, OH (KMFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AT NIGHT AND A DEER BECAME VISIBLE IN HIS LIGHTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE ENOUGH TO MISS THE ANIMAL, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND STRUCK IT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE GREEN LIGHT WENT OUT ON THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRPLANE DIVERTED TO A AIRPORT WITH LONG RUNWAYS. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE FAA REPORTED THE DRAG BRACE ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BENT AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.
Probable Cause: AN UNAVOIDABLE COLLISION WITH A DEER WHILE TAKING OFF WHICH BENT THE DRAG BRACE AND PREVENTED IT FROM LOCKING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH REDUCED THE PILOTS VISIBILITY TO THE ILLUMINATED AREA OF THE LANDING LIGHTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA183
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 10:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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