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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · North Platte, NE · September 24, 1998

Date
September 24, 1998 · 21:00 local
Place
North Platte, NE
Airport
Lee Bird Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N54DF
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-5) A Cessna 340 airplane was landing and on rollout at approximately 30 mph, during darkness, observed two deer. One of the deer was struck by the propeller and killed before the pilot could take evasive action. There was no reported damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) A CESSNA 340 AIRPLANE WAS LANDING AND ON ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, DURING DARKNESS, OBSERVED TWO DEER. ONE OF THE DEER WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER AND KILLED BEFORE THE PILOT COULD TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.