# Incident 19981016038839I: Swrngn SA226AT, Iron Mountain-K, MI, October 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1998, 23:53 local time
- Place: Iron Mountain-K, MI
- Airport: Ford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 45.8184° N, 88.1145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORD (IMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8184&lon=-88.1145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CP-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA-226AT (registry code 8780405, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA226AT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981016038839I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DEER STRIKE ON NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 19. PASSENGER WAS COMPANY MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE ON RE POSITION.

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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