# Incident 19970822034399I: Saab SF340A, Brainerd, MN, August 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1997, 01:43 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Airport: Brainerd-Crow Wing Co -Walter
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 46.3553° N, 94.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brainerd, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3553&lon=-94.1984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 104 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822034399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER ON LANDING AT BRAINERD, MN. REQUIRED LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER CHANGE. MESABA MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REQUIRES ENGINE CHANGE. ACTUAL DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

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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