# Incident 19870922064449I: Swrngn SA227AT, Beckley, WV, September 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1987, 21:40 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HKIA
- Location: 37.7873° N, 81.1242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH COUNTY MEML (BKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7873&lon=-81.1242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AT (registry code 8780610, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 270 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922064449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DEER DURING LANDING. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS FOUND BENT.

## Other reports on N544UP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861217081969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861217081969I), Dec 17, 1986: Swrngn SA227AT (N544UP), Charleston, WV. Approach and landing made when weather minimums applied for 135 operation. This was an 091 ferry flight. No action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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