Roseau Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Roseau, Minnesota 56751
Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:36 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it hit a deer during landing roll and the left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot reported that he touched down about 1,000 feet from the threshold and that a deer impacted the left side of the aircraft immediately after touchdown. He stated that the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft yawed to the left departing the runway. The aircraft came to a rest in a ditch approximately half-way down the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

An inadvertent collision with a deer during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/27/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 436
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Roseau
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 56751
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Roseau Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID ROX
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1059
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 458 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID ROX
Elevation of weather observation facility 1059
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Bright
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 9000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 20
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.92
Density Altitude (feet) 2020
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12963
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Jun 27 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 553
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 15 2003 4:06PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office FAA Minneapolis FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N911ND
NTSB Number CHI02LA173
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model BE90
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number LJ-774
Certified Max Gross Weight 9650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jun 12 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43.1
Airframe Hours 10449.4
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Weather Modification, Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3802 20th St. North
Aircraft Owner City Fargo
Aircraft Owner State ND
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 58102
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FAR
Departure City FARGO
Departure State ND
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 350
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code ROX
Destination City Roseau
Destination State MN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 30 2003 9:40AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 4400
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --