# Incident 19971123038689I: Morristown, NJ, November 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1997, 18:16 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2426 (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,295 total, 767 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123038689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT MORRISTOWN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WHILE ON LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING FLAP AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WIND LEADING EDGE. NO INJURIES OTHER THAN TO THE DEER, WHICH WAS FATAL. NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY.

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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