Shiver TAILWIND W-10 N625JS

Summary

On 17 May 2012 at about 18:20 local time, a Shiver TAILWIND W-10 registered N625JS was involved in an accident near Pipe Creek, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 May 2012 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Pipe Creek, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Freedom Springs Ranch Airport (TA66)

Coordinates

29.7139, -98.8600

Aircraft

Shiver TAILWIND W-10

Registration

N625JS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pipe Creek → Pipe Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA328

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a deer during takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent departure from the runway and impact with a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that as the airplane had accelerated to lift-off speed a deer appeared directly in front of the propeller. The airplane struck the deer and veered left. The airplane's left wing was substantially damaged when it subsequently impacted a tree. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane before the deer strike.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.