Carroll County-Tolson Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Carrollton, Ohio 44615
Sunday, August 9, 2009 21:52 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that during a night landing, he had a smooth touchdown and during roll out, moving about 25 to 30 knots, he heard a "loud thump." The passenger saw the impacted deer. The pilot reported this was the second deer strike within the last twelve months at the airport.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The airplane's impact with the deer during the night landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/9/2009
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2152
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Carrollton
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 44615
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 402816N
Event Location Longitude 0812511W
Event Location Airport Carroll County-Tolson Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID TSO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1163
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2153 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID PHD
Elevation of weather observation facility 894
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Night
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
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) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 20
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.06
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KPHD 100153Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3006
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 25877
NTSB Notification Source FAA-AGL-ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 6 2009 9:34AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N736UD
NTSB Number CEN09CA515
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model TR182
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number R18200771
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 12 2009 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4142
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SEVEN RANGES MFG CORP
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 206
Aircraft Owner City CARROLLTON
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 44615-0206
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Fred D. Tarr
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Carrollton
Operator State OH
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 44615
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 2D7
Departure City Beach City
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2142
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code TSO
Destination City Carrollton
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 6 2009 9:34AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 4300
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --