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| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 2024 |
| Time: | 20:53 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22T GTS G6 carbon |
| Owner/operator: | Orange Rock Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N888VL |
| MSN: | 2084 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-550-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN/KDTN), Shreveport, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lafayette Regional Airport, LA (LFT/KLFT) |
| Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA (DTN/KDTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while landing at night, just before the flare, he saw a deer on the runway. He pulled back on the yoke and added power to clear the deer but then heard and felt the impact with the deer. The airplane sustained damage to the left-wing lateral rib and left landing gear. Assessment of the damage by the manufacturer concluded that the wing was not repairable and was no longer airworthy.
Probable Cause: The airplane's collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA190
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N888VL
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2024 12:37 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Sep-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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