Shell Lake Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Shell Lake, Wisconsin 54871
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 19:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the landing roll, at approximately 30 knots, the airplane impacted a deer that had suddenly emerged from a low-lying area located to the right of the runway. The right horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged during the collision with the deer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The collision with the deer during landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/28/2010
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1930
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Shell Lake
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 54871
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 454353N
Event Location Longitude 0915514W
Event Location Airport Shell Lake Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KSSQ
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 1233
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1935 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 162
Weather Observation Facility ID KRPD
Elevation of weather observation facility 1109
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 19
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
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) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.08
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KRPD 290035Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3008 RMK
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) 27423
NTSB Notification Source FAA - Minneapolis FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 8 2010 3:50PM
User who most recently changed record dinc
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N701PS
NTSB Number CEN10CA460
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 T210M
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21062339
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 1 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 3183
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Lucky Us LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address N681 Lake Road
Aircraft Owner City Merrill
Aircraft Owner State WI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 54452-9235
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Lucky Us LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address N681 Lake Road
Operator City Merrill
Operator State WI
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 54452-9235
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 KRRL
Departure City Merrill
Departure State WI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1845
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KSSQ
Destination City Shell Lake
Destination State WI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 31 2010 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record foxt
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 3711
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --