Cessna 560 incident near Ozark, Missouri, June 15, 2012
On June 15, 2012 at about 4:04 am local time, a Cessna 560, registered N305LX, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing (landing roll) near Ozark, Missouri (Lee C Fine Memorial airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 2012 · about 4:04 am local time · cases in 2012
- Place
- Ozark, Missouri · Lee C Fine Memorial · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560 XL · all 560s on the register
- Registration
- N305LX · registry record · serial 5049
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During a night landing, the flight crew made a visual approach to the runway and the airplane touched down without any abnormalities. As the airplane slowed through about 80 knots, a deer appeared in the airplane’s landing lights. The deer then ran across the runway and was struck by the airplane’s nose wheel. Postaccident examination revealed that the nosewheel well pressure vessel sustained substantial damage as a result of the collision.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Wildlife encounter (non-bird) during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Animal(s)/bird(s) › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,001 hours in all; 42 in this make and model; 101 in the last 90 days; 39 in the last 30 days; 5,954 as pilot in command; 904 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 17, 2012
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,173 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 132 in the last 90 days; 36 in the last 30 days; 965 as pilot in command; 577 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 30, 2012
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,905 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, March 27, 2012
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt and Whitney PW545 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt and Whitney PW545 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aero Charter, Inc
The flight
- Departed from: KSUS Chesterfield MO at 3:28 am
- Destination: KAIZ Osage Beach MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 21, 6,497 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observation at 11:55 pm from KAIZ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on July 17, 2012. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Weather Reports and Records | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N305LX on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel 1,344 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,678 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt and Whitney PW545 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Pratt and Whitney PW545 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lee C Fine Memorial · nearest airport
- Spirit Of St. Louis Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,640 since 1982 · 219 in the last ten years
- Missouri 5,823 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN12IA383.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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