19951022034029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Parkersburg, WV · October 22, 1995

Date: October 22, 1995 · 21:00 local
Place: Parkersburg, WV
Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MASA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N106YV
Reported as: Beech 1900C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard: 21
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,489 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft struck deer during landing rollout on runway 21 at Parkersburg, WV. According to the pilot's statement, he observed three deer on the left side of the runway soon after touch down and it appeared that two were moving to his right crossing that runway and one remained on the left side. As the aircraft approached, the deer on the left side of the runway started to move across to the right side. It passed under the nose of the aircraft but was struck by the right propeller. Part of one propeller blade separated and struck the fuselage just in front of the leading edge at the wing root and penetrated the skin of the aircraft, causing minor damage. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 21 AT PARKERSBURG, WV. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE OBSERVED THREE DEER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SOON AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND IT APPEARED THAT TWO WERE MOVING TO HIS RIGHT CROSSING THAT RUNWAY AND ONE REMAINED ON THE LEFT SIDE. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED, THE DEER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STARTED TO MOVE ACROSS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. IT PASSED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT PROPELLER. PART OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AND STRUCK THE FUSELAGE JUST IN FRONT OF THE LEADING EDGE AT THE WING ROOT AND PENETRATED THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.