Accident Cessna 340A N844YT, Thursday 7 September 2000

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Date:	Thursday 7 September 2000
Time:	19:45 LT
Type:	Cessna 340A
Owner/operator:	True Drilling, LLC
Registration:	N844YT
MSN:	1271
Total airframe hrs:	4550 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520-NB
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Big Piney, WY - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	(Q )
Destination airport:	Casper, WY (KCPR)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During takeoff roll, at about 95 knots, the aircraft collided with two antelope. The antelope were crossing the runway from left to right and the aircraft impacted them with the nose landing gear and right engine propeller. Damage occurred to the nose gear assembly, nose wheel well keel beam and right engine propeller. Dusk conditions existed at the time and the visibility was approximately 10 miles. There was no animal protective fencing or other animal control devices installed at the airport which is uncontrolled.

Probable Cause: Collision with animals during the takeoff roll.

Accident investigation: