St Maries Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St Maries, Idaho 83861
Tuesady, August 17, 2010 19:15 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The certificated flight instructor (CFI) reported that during the landing roll a deer ran onto the runway in front of the airplane. The CFI applied full power and pulled up the nose to attempt a go-around. The deer struck the airplane’s nose and right main landing gear. The CFI reported that he could not maintain control of the airplane and the airplane struck the ground, sliding approximately 500 feet before coming to a rest. The airplane’s wings and empennage were substantially damaged. The CFI stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A loss of aircraft control during takeoff due to an inadvertent collision with a deer that ran onto the runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/17/2010
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1915
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City St Maries
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83861
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 471934N
Event Location Longitude 1183440W
Event Location Airport St Maries Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID S72
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 --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1935 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 341
Weather Observation Facility ID KCOE
Elevation of weather observation facility 2320
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 33
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
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) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 50
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) 29.79
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KCOE 180235Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A2979 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) 27581
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Communications Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2010 5:43PM
User who most recently changed record ricj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8611Z
NTSB Number WPR10CA409
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 TP206B
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number P206-0411
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Young Living Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Lehi
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84043
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name David King
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City St. Maries
Operator State ID
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 83861
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code S72
Departure City St Maries
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1840
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code S72
Destination City St Maries
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2010 6:25PM
User who most recently changed record ricj
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 4250
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --