# Incident 19971018031369I: Cessna 310R, Willimantic, ME, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Willimantic, ME
- Airport: Tow Fall Camp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3067° N, 69.4084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willimantic, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3067&lon=-69.4084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,130 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018031369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. BAYERDORFFER, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF CESSNA N2MB LANDED ON HIS PRIVATE AIRFIELD. JUST AFTER LANDING, TWO DEER RAN OUT INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE HIT BY THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE RESULTED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N2MB (1)

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

- [Incident 20120425005719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120425005719I), Apr 25, 2012: Cessna 310R (N2MB), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft departed FL37 in route to sebring, FL. And gear retraction was normal. Pilot selected gear down with no response & tripped c/b. pilot reset breaker…

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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