Learjet INC 31 accident near Mount Pleasant, Michigan, March 10, 2018
On March 10, 2018 at about 11:45 pm local time, a 2000 Learjet INC 31, registered N500MP, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Mount Pleasant, Michigan (Mount Pleasant Muni airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 10, 2018 · about 11:45 pm local time
- Place
- Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Mount Pleasant Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 9 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Learjet INC 31 A, built 2000
- Registration
- N500MP · registry record · serial 198
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane collided with two deer. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airport/Facility Directory for the accident airport, deer may be located on, and in vicinity of the airport. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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 instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,100 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 47 in the last 30 days; 6,500 as pilot in command; 2,800 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 1, 2017
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,000 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: October 6, 2017
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 15,500 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Honeywell TFE731 (turbojet); 3,800 hours total
- Engine 2: Honeywell TFE732 (turbojet); 3,800 hours total
- Operator: N500Mp LLC
The flight
- Departed from: ULS Ulysses KS
- Destination: MOP Mt. Pleasant MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 1:35 am from KMOP
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 7 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA18CA155.