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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-8-102 · Newport News, VA · March 28, 1997

Date: March 28, 1997 · 23:45 local
Place: Newport News, VA
Airport: Patrick Henry International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HNAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N936HA
Reported as: Dhav DHC8102
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,772 total268 in the last 90 days

N936HARegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2019 · Boeing DHC-8-102S/N 145 Airframe modelBoeing DHC-8-102

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 03-28-97, aircraft departed Newport News, VA (phf) enroute to norfolk int'l airport (orf). The flight was a ferry reposition flight. Upon rotation at phf, the crew reported striking a deer on the nose gear. The gear was left in the extended position, and the aircraft continued to orf and landed 0010 without further incident. Maintenance examined the aircraft and determined there was no damage to the landing gear. However, the fuselage was dented at station 456 to 467. An eo #853-97-840 was issued for repair, not to exceed 300 hrs of operation, based on eddy current inspection results.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 03-28-97, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEWPORT NEWS, VA (PHF) ENROUTE TO NORFOLK INT'L AIRPORT (ORF). THE FLIGHT WAS A FERRY REPOSITION FLIGHT. UPON ROTATION AT PHF, THE CREW REPORTED STRIKING A DEER ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS LEFT IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ORF AND LANDED 0010 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. HOWEVER, THE FUSELAGE WAS DENTED AT STATION 456 TO 467. AN EO #853-97-840 WAS ISSUED FOR REPAIR, NOT TO EXCEED 300 HRS OF OPERATION, BASED ON EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION RESULTS.