Probable cause
An inadvertent collision with a deer during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was landing at a non-towered airport at night to drop off a passenger. During the landing flare just prior to touchdown, the pilot saw three deer run onto the runway out of his periphery. One of the deer ran on to the runway and was struck by the airplane's left main landing gear. The collision folded the left main gear aft and the left wing contacted the runway as the airplane touched down. The airplane slid down the runway and veered off the left side of the runway surface before coming to rest. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing and aileron.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14CA026 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 9, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Onaway, Michigan
- Nearest airport
- Leo E. Goetz County (Y96)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna 310R
- N-number
- N9757N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.